Check out the USS New Hampshire, the U.S. Navy’s newest attack submarine. Read about its christening and see photos and a video below.
USS New Hampshire
The newest attack submarine in the U.S. Navy fleet was christened on Saturday, June 21, 2008. It was completed at $54m under budget and eight months ahead of schedule. It was christened by Cheryl McGuinness, the widow of Thomas McGuinness who was the co-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 that was flown into the World Trade Center in the attacks on America of September 11, 2001.
“I believe I’m looking at heroes,” Cheryl McGuinness of Portsmouth, N.H., said, looking at the ship’s crew. “You all are my heroes.”
Thousands attended the christening, including Naval officials and members of Congress. The submarine was built by Connecticut’s General Dynamics Electric Boat and Virgina-based Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. She is a 7,800-ton, 337-foot nuclear-powered submarine and will have a crew of 134.
Admiral Kirkland Donald, director of naval reactors, stated that she will carry on the seafaring legacy of the three Navy vessels that have carried the name of New Hampshire before her.
The submarine will begin sea trials this summer and will be commissioned on October 18, 2008 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine.
Just so you know ….
Attack submarines are one of the two major types of submarines in the U.S. Navy. The other type is ballistic missile submarines. They are all nuclear powered.
Ballistic submarines have strategic missions which is to carry nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Attack submarines have tactical missions that include sinking ships and submarines, launching cruise missiles and gathering intelligence.
My, but don’t we have a magnificent military. Our firepower is second to none!
USS New Hampshire - Photos
USS New Hampshire - Video
Photo source: Daylife
June 22nd, 2008 at 3:12 am
Whooooo Hooooo
Let’s get that baby ou there and start a war as soon as possible!!!!
Let’s some kill some innocents! yeah - steal their oil, steal their land…. whooo hoooo
Neo-cons, Israelis, Terrorists
One and the same
June 22nd, 2008 at 10:04 am
Too bad that sub was actually built to protect guys like you Dawg.
When is the last time anyone was killed because of one of our subs ?
June 22nd, 2008 at 11:42 am
T-Dawg …. yeah! Isn’t it great! I just wish we were half as bad as ppl like you say we are.
We have the power, but we defer to the weak, cowardly and fearful of our nation too much to use it. Too bad.
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:17 am
Is that Michelle Obama breaking the champagne?
June 23rd, 2008 at 8:38 am
IU thought she looked more like Jane Fonda
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:02 am
Y’all - have some respect - she’s a 9/11 widow. Sheesh.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:31 am
I didnt put my headphones on Beth.
Sorry.
I read the story yesterday and completely forgot that part.