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Aviation facilities. 2 × aircraft catapults. Helipad (later conversion) USS Newport News (CA–148) was the third and last ship of the Des Moines -class of heavy cruisers in the United States Navy. She was the first fully air-conditioned surface ship and the last active all-gun heavy cruiser in the United States Navy.
Newport News ( / ˌnuːpɔːrt -, - pərt -/) [ 6 ] is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. [ 5 ] Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States. The city is at the southeastern end of ...
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 ...
The 2012–13 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Monarchs, led by 12th year head coach Blaine Taylor, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
The 2011–12 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Monarchs, led by 11th year head coach Blaine Taylor, played their home games at Ted Constant Convocation Center, with one home game during the CIT at Norfolk Scope Arena, and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
The Newport News Pilots were a minor league baseball team based in Newport News, Virginia. In 1941 and 1942, as a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics, Newport News played as members of the Class C level Virginia League, playing as the Newport News Builders in 1942. The teams hosted minor league home games at Shipbuilders Park.
N. Newport News Builders players (3 P) Newport News Dodgers players (62 P) Newport News Pilots players (5 P) Newport News Shipbuilders players (46 P) Newport News-Hampton Deckhands players (9 P)
Daniel Gookin, a native of Newcetown, Ireland, arrived in 1621 and is the first documented owner of land in Newport News. Gookin's tract of over 1,600 acres (6.5 km 2) ran along the James River from Newport News Point at least four miles (6 km) to the north. This tract of land had been known by Captain John Smith who had noted that there was a ...