US Navy 081019-N-6553L-174 The Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) is turned by tug boats

KITTERY, Maine (Oct. 19, 2008) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) is turned by tug boats before mooring pierside at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS). The submarine is at PNS to prepare 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 Jeremy Lambert/Released)