USS New Hampshire operations

The Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) passes in front of the historic former Naval prison as she makes her way up the Piscataqua River. The submarine was headed to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in preparation for her commissioning ceremony 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).