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Friday, March 15, 2013

Minnesota Crew and Sponsor Share in Submarine's First Meal Milestone

Minnesota First MealHuntington Ingalls Industries welcomed the crew of the newest Virginia-class submarine, Minnesota (SSN 783), today as it moved aboard and enjoyed its first meal in the ship's galley.

Sharing in the celebration were Ellen Roughead, the ship's sponsor, and her husband, former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, who dined together with about 120 crew members in the ship's crew's mess.

The submarine is in the final stages of construction and testing at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, but today was all about the preparation of prime rib, shrimp scampi, rosemary roasted potatoes and Black Forest cake, to name just a few of the menu items prepared.

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