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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Mississippi submarine successfully completes first sea trials; to be commissioned in Pascagoula

[Virginia-class submarine]The pre-commisioning unit of Mississippi (SSN 782), the Navy's newest Virginia-class submarine, returned to Groton, Conn., following the successful completion of its initial -- or Alpha -- sea trials April 9.

Under the command of Capt. John McGrath, a Neptune, N.J., native and 1990 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, Mississippi departed Groton on April 7 to evaluate the submarine's seaworthiness and operational capabilities.

During the trials, the crew took the submarine to test depth, conducted an emergency surfacing, and tested the submarine's propulsion plant.

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