The US Navy (USN) Virginia Class New Attack Submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) TEXAS (SSN 775) sails into the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard in Virginia (VA) with the help of three tugboats after successfully completing Alpha sea trials. TEXAS is the second Virginia Class submarine and the first major USN combatant vessel class designed with the post Cold War security environment in mind

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The US Navy (USN) Virginia Class New Attack Submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) TEXAS (SSN 775) sails into the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard in Virginia (VA) with the help of three tugboats after successfully completing Alpha sea trials. TEXAS is the second Virginia Class submarine and the first major USN combatant vessel class designed with the post Cold War security environment in mind

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Newport News

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Patrick Gearhiser, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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