Keywords: US Navy 041023-N-3527B-002 Mrs. Lynda Johnson Robb, the daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson and the sponsor of USS Virginia (SSN 774), announces to the crew to.jpg en Naval Station Norfolk Va Oct 23 2004 - Mrs Lynda Johnson Robb the daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson and the sponsor of USS Virginia SSN 774 announces to the crew to man the ship and bring her to life at the commissioning ceremony of the newest class of fast attack submarines Virginia is the first nuclear-powered fast attack Virginia-class submarine and ninth U S naval vessel to be named for the Old Dominion Virginia is the Navy's only major combatant 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 Virginia will be homeported in Groton Conn U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Timothy Bensken RELEASED 2004-10-23 041023-N-3527B-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 18380 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Timothy Bensken PD-USGov-Military-Navy Commissioning of USS Virginia SSN-774 |