Commissioning of USS North Carolina (SSN 777) [Image 5 of 7]

WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES

05.03.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Roadell Hickman 

U.S. Navy           

Submarine veterans, retired Battleship North Carolina Alumni and some 6,000 attendees witness the commissioning of the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS North Carolina. North Carolina is the fourth Virginia-class submarine to be commissioned and the first major U.S. Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind. North Carolina will be homeported in Groton, Conn., as a member of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

• Date Taken: 05.03.2008
• Date Posted: 07.09.2008 04:54
• Photo ID: 101592
• VIRIN: 080503-N-7441H-005
• Resolution: 2100x1363
• Size: 630.37 KB
• Location: WILMINGTON, DE, US