Commissioning of USS North Carolina [Image 7 of 7]

WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES

05.03.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Roadell Hickman 

U.S. Navy           

Crew members on board USS North Carolina, break the commissioning pennant aboard 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 04:56
• Photo ID: 101594
• VIRIN: 080503-N-7441H-007
• Resolution: 2100x1400
• Size: 552.98 KB
• Location: WILMINGTON, DE, US