0810196553L-044 KITTERY, Maine (Oct. 19, 2008) The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-commissioning Unit New Hampshire (SSN 778) passes in front of the historic former naval prison as she makes her way up the Piscataqua River. The submarine is headed to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for her commissioning ceremony scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25. 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. ( Navy

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