SUBMARINE FIREWORKS Fireworks illuminate the skies over the newly commissioned USS North Carolina, the newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine, May 3, 2008. The North Carolina is the first major U.S. Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.08 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 472787-F-RAL91-362.jpg Photo Gallery