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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 Hampshire35k The Virginia-class attack submarine New Hampshire (SSN-778) is escorted by a rigid hull inflatable boat during a personnel transfer in 15 May 2009 off the coast of Scotland. New Hampshire is participating in Joint Warrior, a two-week NATO exercise off the coast of Scotland. U.S. Navy photo by # N-9157R-007 by Lt. Cmdr. Julie Ripley.
New Hampshire306k The New Hampshire (SSN-778) returns home after its maiden deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility 22 July 2009. During the deployment, New Hampshire crewmembers visited Spain, France and Norway, where they participated in the Norwegian Submarine Centennial celebration. U.S. Navy photo by # N-3090M-121 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven.
New Hampshire422k Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus, looks into the lock-out chamber of the attack submarine New Hampshire (SSN-778) as Chief Sonar Technician (Submarine) Stephen Aderhold of Harrah, Ok., describes its features on 23 Sept. 2009.U.S. Navy photo by # N-8750E-097 by Lt. Patrick Evans.
New Hampshire244kMaster Chief Glen Kline, Chief of the Boat, describes the fly-by-wire ship control system of the New Hampshire (SSN-778), which provides improved shallow-water ship handling to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus as Vice Adm. Jay Donnelly, commander of Submarine Force looks on.U.S. Navy photo by # N-8750E-097 by Lt. Patrick Evans & submitted by Bill Gonyo. Photo added 10/15/09.
There is no DANFS History currently available for New Hampshire (SSN-778) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The VIRGINIA Class America's Next Submarine
The Virginia Class—A New Submarine for the 21st Century
SSN-774 Virginia-class NSSN New Attack Submarine Centurion
NSSN VIRGINIA CLASS ATTACK SUBMARINE, USA
HISTORIC SUBMARINE DOCUMENTARY AND TRAINING FILMS
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