20040522-N-2820Z-003 Newport News, Va. (May 22, 2004) - Deputy Secretary of the Navy Hansfor T. Johnson, far right, North Carolina Senator Elizabeth Dole, Navy Nuclear Reactors Director Adm. Frank "Skip" Bowman, Northrop Grumman President Thomas C. Schievelbein and Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) North Carolina (SSN 777) sponsor Mrs. Linda R. Bowman, watch as Northrop Grumman welder Stanley Britt welds Mrs. Bowman's initials on a metal plate. The plate will be affixed permanently to the stern of the boat. The current construction schedule calls for the submarine's launching in late 2005 followed
20040522-N-2820Z-003 Newport News, Va. (May 22, 2004) - Deputy Secretary of the Navy Hansfor T. Johnson, far right, North Carolina Senator Elizabeth Dole, Navy Nuclear Reactors Director Adm. Frank "Skip" Bowman, Northrop Grumman President Thomas C. Schievelbein and Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) North Carolina (SSN 777) sponsor Mrs. Linda R. Bowman, watch as Northrop Grumman welder Stanley Britt welds Mrs. Bowman's initials on a metal plate. The plate will be affixed permanently to the stern of the boat. The current construction schedule calls for the submarine's launching in late 2005 followed by commissioning in late 2007. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Apprentice Andy Zask (RELEASED) US Navy 040522-N-2820Z-003 Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) North Carolina (SSN 777) sponsor Mrs. Linda R. Bowman, watch as Northrop Grumman welder Stanley Britt welds Mrs. Bowman's initials on a metal plate
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