Keywords: US Navy 060909-N-0653J-005 Accompanied by Command Master Chief Mark Brooks, center-left, and Commanding Officer John J. Litherland, center-right, First Lady Laura Bush, delivers her remarks.jpg en Galveston Texas Sept 9 2006 Accompanied by Command Master Chief Mark Brooks center-left and Commanding Officer John J Litherland center-right First Lady Laura Bush delivers her remarks and orders the ship to life as the boats official sponsor during the commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class submarine USS Texas SSN 775 The high-tech attack boat with a crew of 134 sails into history as the first post-Cold War class of submarine designed for battlespace dominance against 21st century adversaries lurking in deep waters near shore environments or on land The 377-foot-long sub with a weight of more than 7 800 tons submerged has the capability to travel more than 25 knots and dive below 800 feet It has the ability to carry torpedoes mines cruise missiles and transport Naval Special Warfare SEALs Sea Air Land around the world U S Navy photo by Lt Mark Jones RELEASED 2006-09-09 060909-N-0653J-005 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 38968 U S Navy photo by Lt Mark Jones PD-USGov-Military-Navy Commissioning of USS Texas SSN-775 |