Crewmembers of Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi (SSN 782) prepare the boat for in-port operations just after mooring at Port of Pascagoula, Miss. in preparation for her commissioning ceremony on June 2. Billed as the Navy’s "next generation" of attack submarine, measuring 377 feet long, with a beam of 34 feet, weighing 7,800 tons when submerged and with a crew of 134, Mississippi is one of the Navy's newest and most technologically sophisticated submarines. PCU Mississippi is the fifth Navy vessel to carry the name of the Magnolia State.
Crewmembers of Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi (SSN 782) prepare the boat for in-port operations just after mooring at Port of Pascagoula, Miss. in preparation for her commissioning ceremony on June 2. Billed as the Navy’s "next generation" of attack submarine, measuring 377 feet long, with a beam of 34 feet, weighing 7,800 tons when submerged and with a crew of 134, Mississippi is one of the Navy's newest and most technologically sophisticated submarines. PCU Mississippi is the fifth Navy vessel to carry the name of the Magnolia State.
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