081025-N-7441H-002 KITTERY, Maine (Oct. 25, 2008) Lt. Carl Gerhard leads the Navy Band Northeast in a musical selection before the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. More than 3,500 people attended the ceremony held at the NavyÕs first shipyard. New Hampshire is the fifth Virginia-class submarine, the first major Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2ND Class Roadell Hickman) US Navy 081025-N-7441H-002

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081025-N-7441H-002 KITTERY, Maine (Oct. 25, 2008) Lt. Carl Gerhard leads the Navy Band Northeast in a musical selection before the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. More than 3,500 people attended the ceremony held at the NavyÕs first shipyard. New Hampshire is the fifth Virginia-class submarine, the first major Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind. ( Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2ND Class Roadell Hickman) US Navy 081025-N-7441H-002 Lt. Carl Gerhard leads the Navy Band Northeast in a musical selection before the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778)

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