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New Hampshire (SSN-778)


Virginia Class Attack Submarine: Named USS New Hampshire (SSN-778), 6 August 2004; Construction began in January 2004 at General Dynamic / Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT. Keel laid on 1 May 2007. Launched 21 Feb. 2008. Christened USS New Hampshire (SSN-778) on 21 June 2008. Commissioning is scheduled for Oct. 25 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.

Specifications: Power Plant: One S9G pressurized water reactor, 29.84MW (40,000hp), one shaft with pumpjet propulsor, Improved Performance Machinery Program Phase III one secondary propulsion submerged motor. Displacement, 7,800 tons submerged. Length: 377 feet. Draft: 32 feet. Beam: 34 feet. Speed: 25+ knots submerged. Depth: Greater than 800 feet. Horizontal Tubes: Four 21" Torpedo Tubes, Vertical Tubes: 12 Vertical Launch System Tubes, Weapons: 38 weapons, including: Vertical Launch System Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, Mk 48 ADCAP Heavyweight Torpedoes, Advanced Mobile Mines, Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, Special Warfare: Dry Deck Shelter. Advanced SEAL Delivery System. Sonars: Spherical active/passive arrays. Light Weight Wide Aperture Arrays. TB-16, TB-29, and future towed arrays. High-frequency chin and sail arrays. Countermeasures: 1 internal launcher (reloadable 2-barrel) 14 external launchers. Crew: 113 officers and men.


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SECNAV380kQuonset Point, RI., Jan. 19, 2006, Electric Boat, Quonset Point employee, shows Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable, Dr. Donald C. Winter a piece of sheet metal he is fabricating for use aboard one of the new U.S. Navy Submarines being built by Electric Boat. SECNAV is in the northeast for a tour to familiarize himself with the construction, operation and maintenance of the U.S. Navy's Submarine Fleet. U.S. Navy photo # N-2568S-171 by Chief Journalist Craig P. Strawser, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
New Hampshire62kA hull section of the nuclear attack submarine New Hampshire (SSN-778) floats on a barge docked at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton on 02/07/07. The section, which includes the bow, weapons module and sail of the submarine, was assembled at Northrop Grumman Newport News of Virginia and floated to Groton, where all the hull sections undergo final assembly. The New Hampshire is scheduled for christening in 2008 and commissioning into the Navy's fleet in 2009. Photo courtesy of theday.com via subreport.com.
New Hampshire30kDuring a keel laying ceremony for New Hampshire (SSN-778) held at Electric Boat's Quonset Point, R.I., facility, welder Kevin Cullen inscribed the initials of Ship Sponsor Cheryl McGuinness on a steel plate that will be affixed in the submarine. In the photo, Cullen displays his work to Mrs. McGuinness. Photo courtesy of gdeb.com.
New Hampshire23kShip sponsor Cheryl McGuinness, center, and Electric Boat President John P. Casey, left, watch as Kevin Cullen welds McGuinness's initials into a steel plate during a keel-laying ceremony for the submarine New Hampshire (SSN-778) at Electric Boat's Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, R.I. on 1 May 2007. Photo by Sean D. Elliot, courtesy of theday.com via subreport.com.
New Hampshire52k New Hampshire's (SSN-778) Pressure Hull Completed July 2007. Photo courtesy of gdeb.com.
New Hampshire56kElectric Boat workers pass the Virginia-class nuclear submarine New Hampshire (SSN-778) 7 Aug. 2007, after a press conference about the completion of the submarine's pressure hull at the Groton shipyard. Photo by John Shishmanian, courtesy of the Norwich Bulletin.
New Hampshire247kOne of the pre-assembled portions of the pre-commissioned unit (PCU) New Hampshire (SSN-778) goes for a walk at General Dynamics Electric Boat facilities, 17 October, 2007.Photo # DCS07-60-60 by Ricky Thompson, courtesy of nn.northropgrumman.com / Northrop Grumman.
New Hampshire266kDeparting for Electric Boat from Newport News.Photo # DCS07-63-38 by Ricky Thompson, courtesy of nn.northropgrumman.com / Northrop Grumman.
New Hampshire91kChief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead talks with Cmdr. Mike Stevens, right, commanding officer of the pre-commissioned unit PCU New Hampshire (SSN-778) of Electric Boat by Robert Gallo, while touring General Dynamics Electric Boat facilities. Roughead visited Electric Boat on 21 Feb. 2008 to enhance his understanding of the shipbuilding industry. U.S. Navy photo by # N-8273J-049 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones.
New Hampshire269kChief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead observes the precommissioned unit PCU New Hampshire (SSN-778) touching water for the first time while touring General Dynamics Electric Boat facilities.U.S. Navy photo by # N-8273J-034 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones.
New Hampshire103kChief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, right, re-enlists Chief Electronics Technician Mike Justice aboard the pre-commissioned unit (PCU) New Hampshire (SSN-778) at General Dynamics Electric Boat facilities.U.S. Navy photo by # N-8273J-044 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones.
New Hampshire424k Congressman Joseph Courtney (D-Conn.), foreground, and Chief of Navy Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead turn the valves to allow water into the graving dock and float off the fast-attack submarine PCU New Hampshire (SSN-778) of Electric Boat by Robert Gallo during a visit on 21 Feb. 2008 to Electric Boat (EB). In the background are EB President John P. Casey, left, Ship's Manager Stan Gwudz, EB Vice President of Operations Will Lennon and Dock Crew Technician Joseph G. Houle. Photo # N-XXXXG-001 courtesy of Electric Boat by Robert Gallo.
New Hampshire474k Pre-commissioning Unit New Hampshire (SSN-778) sits moored to the pier at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard moments before her christening ceremony commenced. U.S. Navy photo # N-8467N-001 by John Narewski, courtesy of navy.mil.
New Hampshire357kCmdr. Michael J. Stevens, commanding officer of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) New Hampshire (SSN-778), leads his crew to the ship before its christening at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton CT. U.S. Navy photo # N-8467N-004 by John Narewski, courtesy of navy.mil.
New Hampshire390kU.S. Navy Adm. Kirkland H. Donald, director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, delivers the keynote address during the christening ceremony for PCU New Hampshire (SSN-778) at the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Conn., 21 June 2008. U.S. Navy photo # N-8467N-005 by John Narewski, courtesy of navy.mil.
New Hampshire525kPCU New Hampshire (SSN-778) sponsor Cheryl McGuinness and General Dynamics Electric Boat President John P. Casey formally christen the fifth Virginia class submarine Saturday, 21 June 2008 at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, Conn. McGuinness, a resident of Portsmouth, N.H., lost her husband, Tom, on 11 September 2001, in the World Trade Center attacks. He was a co-pilot on American Airlines Flight 11. Photo courtesy of gdeb.com.
New Hampshire357kNew Hampshire (SSN-778) sits moored to the pier at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton after being christened by sponsor Cheryl McGuinness. U.S. Navy photo # N-8467N-013 by John Narewski, courtesy of navy.mil.
New Hampshire482kThe fast-attack submarine PCU New Hampshire (SSN-778) makes her way down the Thames River 29 July 2008 for the first times as she embarks on Alpha Sea Trails. She is scheduled to be commissioned this fall. U.S. Navy photo # N-8467N-003 by John Narewski, courtesy of navy.mil.
New Hampshire61kLt. Cmdr. John Thompson, executive officer of the New Hampshire (SSN-778), stands in the area of the weapons launch console of the submarine 29 August 2008.Photo courtesy of theday.com. Photo added 09/03/08.
New Hampshire392kElectronics Technician 1st Class John Savoie explains the photonics system onboard the fast-attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) New Hampshire (SSN-778) to Seacoast Media reporter Deborah Mcdermott during a media tour of the boat following a delivery ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard in Groton, CT. on 29 August 2008.Photo # N-8467N-002 by John Narewski, courtesy of navy.mil.Photo added 09/03/08.

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