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• NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (20 May 2011) A welder inscribes the initials of ship's sponsor Ellen Roughead during the keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783) at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding on 20 May. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

• NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (20 May 2011) Ellen Roughead, wife of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, and sponsor or the tenth Virginia-class submarine Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783), delivers her remarks during the boat's keel laying ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst/Released)

• NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (20 May 2011) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, and the ship's sponsor, Ellen Roughead, thank crew members and their families at the keel laying ceremony of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota in Newport News, Va. Minnesota is the tenth Virginia-class submarine under construction. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst/Released).

• MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (8 Aug. 2011) Cmdr. John Fancer, commanding officer of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783) and members of his crew stand at parade rest before the start of the Minnesota Twins game against the Boston Red Sox. Fancer and his crew attended the game to launch a contest for Minnesota students to design a logo for the submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jennifer Cragg/Released)

• MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (8 Aug. 2011) A video coordinated by the Minnesota Navy League and created by the Newport News Shipbuilding and the crew of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783) is played before the start of the Minnesota Twins game against the Boston Red Sox. The video was part of a contest for Minnesota students, ages 16–22, to design a logo for the submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jennifer Cragg/Released)