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Sailors "man the ship" and officially bring the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS Hawaii to life during her commissioning ceremony at Groton, Conn., May 5, 2007. Hawaii is the third Virginia-class submarine to be commissioned.

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Sailors "man the ship" and officially bring the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS Hawaii to life during her commissioning ceremony at Groton, Conn., May 5, 2007. Hawaii is the third Virginia-class submarine to be commissioned.

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