NORFOLK (June 24, 2013) The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783) pulls pierside at Naval Station Norfolk from a scheduled underway. Minnesota, the Navy's 10th Virginia-class submarine, was delivered to the Navy June 6, 11 months ahead of schedule. Construction of the Minnesota by Huntington Ingalls Industries at the company's Newport News, Va., shipbuilding division began in Feb. 2008. The boat was christened on Oct. 27, 2012, and will be commissioned at a ceremony in Norfolk Sept. 7. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex
NORFOLK (June 24, 2013) The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783) pulls pierside at Naval Station Norfolk from a scheduled underway. Minnesota, the Navy's 10th Virginia-class submarine, was delivered to the Navy June 6, 11 months ahead of schedule. Construction of the Minnesota by Huntington Ingalls Industries at the company's Newport News, Va., shipbuilding division began in Feb. 2008. The boat was christened on Oct. 27, 2012, and will be commissioned at a ceremony in Norfolk Sept. 7. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex R. Forster/Released) 130624-N-WO496-002 Join the conversation PCU Minnesota pulls pierside in Norfolk. (9142992445)
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