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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 ...
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 ...
Huntington Ingalls Industries. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. ( HII) is the largest military shipbuilding company in the United States as well as a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. HII, ranked No. 375 on the Fortune 500, was formed on 31 March 2011, as a divestiture from Northrop Grumman. [5] [6]
The Emergency Shipbuilding Program (late 1940 – September 1945) was a United States government effort to quickly build simple cargo ships to carry troops and materiel to allies and foreign theatres during World War II. Run by the U.S. Maritime Commission, the program built almost 6,000 ships. [1] [2] [3]
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.
Harvard Business School, Lehman Brothers Collection: "History of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company" Union Pacific Railroad.com: Union Pacific History "Across the Great Salt Lake, The Lucin Cutoff" – 1937 article. Abandoned Rails.com: History of the Santa Ana and Newport Railroad. This Is My Railroad (1946 film)
Willington Quay: Clelands Shipbuilding Company (1866-1984) Northern Ireland. Belfast: Harland and Wolff; Scotland. Aberdeen: Hall, Russell & Company (1864–1992) Burntisland: Burntisland Shipbuilding Company (1918–1970) Clyde: Clydebank: John Brown & Company (1851–1972) Dumbarton: Denny (1811–1963) Govan
USS San Bernardino (LST-1189) was the eleventh of twenty Newport -class tank landing ships of the United States Navy (USN) which replaced the traditional bow door -design tank landing ships (LSTs). The second USN ship to be named after the city in California, the ship was constructed by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company of San Diego ...