Keywords: US Navy 060909-N-7441H-003 Crew member's run aboard the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Texas (SSN 775), following the a command to man our ship and bring her life, by First Lady and boats sponsor Laura Bush.jpg en Galveston Texas Sept 9 2006 Crew member's run aboard the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Texas SSN 775 following the a command to man our ship and bring her life by First Lady and boats sponsor Laura Bush The high-tech attack boat with a crew of 134 sails into history as the first post-Cold War class of submarine designed for battlespace dominance against 21st century adversaries lurking in deep waters near shore environments or on land The 377-foot-long sub with a weight of more than 7 800 tons submerged has the capability to travel more than 25 knots and dive below 800 feet It has the ability to carry torpedoes mines cruise missiles and transport Naval Special Warfare SEALs Sea Air Land around the world U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roadell Hickman RELEASED 2006-09-09 060909-N-7441H-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 38970 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Roadell Hickman PD-USGov-Military-Navy Commissioning of USS Texas SSN-775 |