The USS Texas, a 377-foot, Virginia-class fast attack submarine, is scheduled to arrive at its new home port of Pearl Harbor today at 3 p.m.

The arrival of the Texas in Pearl Harbor marks the second Virginia-class sub to be stationed in the Pacific, following the arrival of the USS Hawaii in July.

Commissioned Sept. 9, 2006, the Texas was the second Virginia-class attack sub built and the first submarine to be named after the Lone Star State. Two battleships and a cruiser were previously named USS Texas, and three active Los Angeles-class submarines, USS Dallas, USS City of Corpus Christi and USS Houston, were named for Texas cities.

The arrival of the Texas means that 31 of the Navy's 53 fast attack submarines will be based in the Pacific, with 18 in Pearl Harbor, according to the Navy.

By the end of 2010, 60 percent of the Navy's subs are scheduled to be home ported in the Pacific.