More than 4,000 people attend the commissioning ceremony for Pre-Commissioning Unit New Hampshire (SSN 778) at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, N.H., Oct. 25, 2008. New Hampshire is the fifth Virginia-class submarine to be commissioned. The vessels were the first major Navy combatant vessels designed with post-Cold War security in mind. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roadell Hickman, U.S. Navy/Released)
Jack Monro, a U.S. Navy veteran and diver, holds a spike recovered from the sunken first USS New Hampshire at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, N.H., Oct. 23, 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 Oct. 25, 2008. The submarine 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. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roadell Hickman, U.S. Navy/Released)
