the u.s.s. delaware is a virginia-class u.s. nuclear submarine. the delaware will carry 26 mach torpedoes which will assist in sinking vessels. the delaware is also designed for versatile operations in shallow water ecclesiasteser to land, performing rekansans activities, delivering special forces. it's also configured to launch tomahawk cruise missiles which can be launched while the delaware is on patrol. it can strike targets nearly 10,000 miles away with pinpoint accuracy. this is one hell of a fighting machine. they have a saying down in texas, you probably heard. it says, don't mess with texas. and i would just added to that, to our adversaries, don't mess with the u.s.s. delaware. because if you do, we will eat your lunch, i promise. and oh, yes, there are -- mr. president, there are 136 crewmembers aboard the u.s.s. delaware. they hail from 20 states across our country, almost half of the states represented in the crew of our sub-. the crew also includes 15 officers and 120 enlisted men, a dozen or so who are chief petty officers. my dad wa