0912055549O-125 GROTON, Conn. (Dec. 5, 2009) Rebecca Gates breaks a bottle of champagne on the sail of the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioing Unit (PCU) Missouri (SSN 780) during a christening ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn. The 7,800-ton Missouri is the seventh submarine of the Virginia class and the fifth warship to be named after the Show-Me state. Navy

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