Keywords: US Navy 081025-N-6553L-018 lectronics Technician 2nd Class Beau Joly assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778) breaks the pennant of Adm. Kirkland Donald, Director of Naval Reactors.jpg en KITTERY Maine Oct 25 2008 Electronics Technician 2nd Class Beau Joly assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Hampshire SSN 778 breaks the pennant of Adm Kirkland Donald Director of Naval Reactors during the boat's commissioning ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard More than 3 500 people were in attendance at the ceremony held at the Navy's first shipyard New Hampshire is the fifth Virginia-class submarine the first major U S Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind U S Navy photo by Jeremy Lambert/Released 2008-10-25 081025-N-6553L-018 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 65753 U S Navy photo by Jeremy Lambert PD-USGov-Military-Navy Commissioning of USS New Hampshire SSN-778 |