United
States Military Surface Ships: SSN 775 (USS TEXAS)
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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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