Line handlers from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) heave the lines.

KITTERY, Maine (Oct. 19, 2008) Line handlers from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) heave the lines to secure the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) to the pier. The submarine is at PNS preparing for her commissioning ceremony on Oct. 25, 2008. New Hampshire is the fifth submarine in the Virginia class, the first major U.S. Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind. (U.S. Navy photo by Quartermaster 1st Class Frank Bedell) File# 081019-N-3434B-201