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Learn about the history and operations of Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries and the sole designer and builder of aircraft carriers for the US Navy. The shipyard, founded in 1886, has built more than 800 ships and is a major employer in Virginia and North Carolina.
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) is the largest U.S. military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services. HII is named after its founders, Collis Potter Huntington and Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr., and operates in Virginia, Mississippi, and other locations.
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HII Hosts Congressional Delegation at Newport News Shipbuilding 06/25/2024 21:15 -0400 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 ...
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), is one of two nuclear shipyards in the U.S. and is currently working on building the Ford-class aircraft carrier and ...
USS Newport News was a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser in the US Navy from 1949 to 1975. She participated in several conflicts and exercises, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, and was the first fully air-conditioned surface ship.
The tankers were built in 1979 at Newport News Shipbuilding's shipyard in Newport News, Virginia. Each vessel cost approximately 136.4 million USD. [3] In June 2004, the Marine Atlantic—ex U.S.T. Atlantic—was sold to Indian breakers. After clearing Indian customs, she was intentionally beached in India for ship breaking. [4]
A list of shipyards that belong or belonged to the U.S. Navy, with subcategories and pages. Find information about the history, location, and functions of each shipyard.