Military Photo: USS California Prepares for Commissioning

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Posted: 10/01/2011

NORFOLK (Oct. 28, 2011) Sailors assigned to the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit California (SSN 781) board the boat as they "bring her to life" during a commissioning rehearsal ceremony the day before the Navy's newest Virginia-class submarine is commissioned. California is the eighth Virginia-class submarine and will be homeported in Groton, Conn. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Osborne)

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