Starboard bow view showing the US Navy (USN) Attack Submarine, Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) VIRGINIA (SSN 774) with Sailors standing topside as the submarine conducts mooring operations after arriving in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia (VA), in preparation for its official commissioning. The VIRGINIA is the Navys only major combatant ready to join the fleet that was designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind and embodies the war fighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals while maintaining undersea dominance in the open ocean
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Base, Norfolk
State: Virginia (VA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Josn Andy Zask, Usn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
18/10/2004
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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