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Crewmembers of the USS Portsmouth (SSN 707) leap into the waters of the Pacific Ocean during a swim call on Aug. 15, 2004. Portsmouth is a Los Angeles Class Fast Attack nuclear-powered submarine on a final cruise to Norfolk, Va., where it is scheduled for decommissioning in October of 2005.

Crewmembers of the USS Portsmouth leap into the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

Crewmembers of the USS Portsmouth (SSN 707) leap into the waters of the Pacific Ocean during a swim call on Aug. 15, 2004. Portsmouth is a Los Angeles Class Fast Attack nuclear-powered submarine on a final cruise to Norfolk, Va., where it is scheduled for decommissioning in October of 2005.

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