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U.S. sailors aboard the Virginia-class submarine USS Hawaii secure lines as the submarine moors in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 23, 2009. The Hawaii is the third Virginia-class submarine constructed and the first submarine to bear the name of the Aloha state. The ship can support a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare and naval special warfare involving special operations forces, intelligence and surveillance.

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U.S. sailors aboard the Virginia-class submarine USS Hawaii secure lines as the submarine moors in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 23, 2009. The Hawaii is the third Virginia-class submarine constructed and the first submarine to bear the name of the Aloha state. The ship can support a multitude of missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare and naval special warfare involving special operations forces, intelligence and surveillance.

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