The United States Navy’s USS Connecticut (SSN-22), a Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, departs Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton on May 27, 2021 for deployment in Bremerton, Washington, as seen in this image released by the US Navy.

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