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Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the sole designer, builder, and refueler of aircraft carriers and one of two providers of submarines for the United States Navy. Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including both ...
William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. Scrapped 1963. Commandeered by US Navy prior to launch for World War I, entered passenger service in 1920. 1920s. SS President Roosevelt. 1922. United States Line. New York Shipbuilding of Camden, New Jersey. Scrapped 1948.
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The newly commissioned Franklin departing Norfolk in February 1944. The keel of Franklin was laid down on 7 December 1942 in Shipway 11, the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and she was launched by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, in Virginia, on 14 October 1943, sponsored by Lieutenant Commander Mildred H. McAfee, an American naval officer who was the Director of the WAVES.
USS Hampton (SSN-767), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to bear this name. The earlier Hamptons were given their names for varying reasons, but SSN-767 was specifically named for four cities: Hampton, Virginia; Hampton, Iowa; Hampton, South Carolina; and Hampton, New Hampshire.
Newport-class tank landing ship: For United States Navy: 4 January United States: Newport News Shipbuilding: Newport News: St. Louis: Charleston-class amphibious cargo ship: For United States Navy: 4 January United States: Avondale Shipyard: Avondale: W. S. Sims: Knox-class frigate: For United States Navy: January United Kingdom: Keith, Nelson ...
Today, it hosts the Huntington Ingalls Industries Shipbuilding company and Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest military ship building company in the United States. Newport News is home to The Mariners' Museum and Park. The museum is located at 100 Museum Drive in Newport News, Virginia. (1994) Aerial view of the Newport News shipyard.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) today hosted a congressional delegation from the House Armed Services Committee at its Newport News Shipbuilding division to meet with shipyard leadership and a tour of the company’s facilities.