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New Hampshire (SSN-778)
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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. Commissioned 25 Oct. 2008 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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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.
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.
New Hampshire272kThe Pre-commissioning Unit New Hampshire (SSN-778) sits moored to the pier at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, N.H., 21 Oct. 2008. The crew is preparing for the commissioning ceremony scheduled for 25 Oct. 2008. DoD photo # N-6553L-003 by Jeremy Lambert, courtesy of defenseimagery.mil.
New Hampshire284kCommand Master Chief Glen Kline, chief of the boat for the fast-attack submarine New Hampshire (SSN-778), discusses some of the ship's capabilities during a media tour of the submarine at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. DoD photo # N-6553L-022 by Jeremy Lambert, courtesy of defenseimagery.mil.
New Hampshire288kCmdr. Mike Stevens, commanding officer of the fast-attack submarine New Hampshire (SSN-778), demonstrates the photonics mast for members of the media during a media tour of the submarine at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.DoD photo # N-6553L-007 by Jeremy Lambert, courtesy of defenseimagery.mil.
New Hampshire392kJack Monro, a U.S. Navy veteran and diver, holds a spike recovered from the sunken first New Hampshire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, N.H., 23 Oct. 2008. Monro and two other divers recovered the spike and are presenting it to the crew of Pre-Commissioning Unit New Hampshire (SSN-778) as the ship is prepared for its scheduled commissioning date 25 Oct. 2008. DoD photo # N-7441H-003 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roadell Hickman, courtesy of defenseimagery.mil.
New Hampshire22kCrew members from the attack submarine New Hampshire (SSN-778) practice manning the ship during a commissioning ceremony rehearsal at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 23 Oct. 2008. U.S. Navy photo # N-2966A-002 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fernando Allen, courtesy of courtesy of navy.mil.
New Hampshire30kPlatform for dignitaries are being constructed that will in place in front of the docked Virginia Class submarine.Photo by Mike Ross/Chief photographer, courtesy of fosters.com.
New Hampshire22kPeriscopes aboard the New Hampshire (SSN-778) utilized the latest technology. No longer do submarine crew members peer through optics embedded in columns of steel. Here, a scope's monitor displays an image boats passing beneath the Memorial Bridge between Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine. Photo by Mike Ross/Chief photographer, courtesy of fosters.com.
New Hampshire43kOfficers quarters are tight and functional aboard New Hampshire (SSN-778).Photo by Mike Ross/Chief photographer, courtesy of fosters.com.
New Hampshire42kChief of the Boat Glen Kline talks about the digital chart table in the command control room during a media tour.Photo by Mike Ross/Chief photographer, courtesy of fosters.com.
New Hampshire41kA Commissioning Plaque graces the narrow hallways of the New Hampshire (SSN-778).Photo by Mike Ross/Chief photographer, courtesy of fosters.com.
New Hampshire531k The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Honor Guard stands by to present the national colors before the commissioning ceremony. U.S. Navy photo # N-7441H-006 by Mass Communication Specialist 2ND Class Roadell Hickman, courtesy of navy.mil.
New Hampshire47kFrom left: NH Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, Maine Senator Oylmpia Snow, chief of the Boat Glen Kline, Commander Michael Stevens, Boat's Sponsor Cherly McGuinness, & U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (N.H.) at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for the boat's commissioning. Photo by Scott P. Yates, courtesy of seacoastonline.com.
New Hampshire774k The Virginia-class attack submarine New Hampshire (SSN-778) is commissioned at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on 25 Oct. 2008. More than 3,500 people attended the ceremony at the Navy's first shipyard. U.S. Navy photo # N-2866A-002 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fernando Allen, courtesy of courtesy of navy.mil.
New Hampshire190kElectronics Technician 2nd Class Beau Joly, assigned to the attack submarine New Hampshire (SSN-778) breaks the commissioning pennant during the boat's commissioning ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. U.S. Navy photo # N-7441H-004 by Mass Communication Specialist 2ND Class Roadell Hickman, courtesy of navy.mil.
New Hampshire35kNew Hampshire (SSN-778) leaves the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard the day after her commissioning. Photo by Deb Cram, courtesy of seacoastonline.com.

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