Navy's next Virginia-class submarine, USS Washington (SSN 787)

130207-N-LP168-002 SEATTLE (Feb. 7, 2013) Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus signs a poster commemorating the naming of the Navy's next Virginia-class submarine, USS Washington (SSN 787), at the Port of Seattle Headquarters Building at Pier 69. Rep. Dave Reichert (middle) and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (right) joined Mabus in thanking the people of Seattle for their support and contributions to the Navy and discussing the special bond that exists between a state and its namesake vessel. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ahron Arendes)

130207-N-LP168-001 SEATTLE (Feb. 7, 2013) Washington Gov. Jay Inslee delivers his remarks celebrating the naming of the Navy's next Virginia-class submarine, USS Washington (SSN 787), at the Port of Seattle Headquarters Building at Pier 69. Inslee joined Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus in thanking the people of Seattle for their support and contributions to the Navy and discussing the special bond that exists between a state and its namesake vessel. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ahron Arendes)