USS Virginia

Commissioned in 2004, the Virginia is the name ship of the Virginia class—the Navy's current generation of nuclear attack submarines, designed for a new era of undersea competition. Quieter, more capable, and more mission-flexible than the Los Angeles class she succeeded, the Virginia establishes the standard that every boat of her class is built to. Named for the commonwealth that is home to the Navy's Atlantic Fleet and the Pentagon, she continues to serve.