0810237441H-004 KITTERY, Maine (Oct. 23, 2008) Chief of the boat Command Master Chief Glen Kline, right, and commanding officer Cmdr. Mike Stevens observe commissioning ceremony rehearsals for the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-commissioning Unit New Hampshire (SSN 778) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. New Hampshire will be commissioned Saturday, Oct. 25 during a ceremony at Portsmouth. New Hampshire is the fifth submarine in the Virginia class, the first major Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind.

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