File:US Navy 020712-N-6208N-001 USS Texas - keel laying.jpg
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Newport News, VA (Jul 12, 2002) -- (Left to Right) The Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England, First Lady Laura Bush, President of Northrop Grumman Newport News Thomas Schievelbein, and Senator John Warner (R-VA) celebrate an official ceremony to authenticate the keel of the next Virginia-class attack submarine Texas (SSN 775). The First Lady used chalk to mark her initials on a metal plate, which is then traced by a welder’s torch and permanently affixed to the stern of the boat. Texas is the second of the Virginia-class submarines with advanced technologies, increased firepower, maneuverability and stealth. She is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist David Nagle. (RELEASED)
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| current | 12:09, 12 January 2017 | | 2,048 × 1,536 (1.28 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Newport News, VA (Jul 12, 2002) -- (Left to Right) The Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England, First Lady Laura Bush, President of Northrop Grumman Newport News Thomas Schievelbein, and Senator John Warner (R-VA) celebrate an official ceremony to authenticate the keel of the next Virginia-class attack submarine Texas (SSN 775). The First Lady used chalk to mark her initials on a metal plate, which is then traced by a welder’s torch and permanently affixed to the stern of the boat. Texas is the second of the Virginia-class submarines with advanced technologies, increased firepower, maneuverability and stealth. She is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist David Nagle. (RELEASED) |
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