Newport News Shipbuilding is a shipyard in the city of Newport News, Virginia, founded in 1886 as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. and now a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. It has built more than 800 ships, naval and commercial, from the tugboat Dorothy, its first delivery in 1891, and the warships Nashville, Wilmington and Helena of the 1890s to six of the United States Navy's dreadnought battleships between 1907 and 1923. Today it is the sole designer, builder and refueler of aircraft carriers for the United States Navy and one of two providers of its submarines. The yard is building the Gerald R. Ford-class carriers and carries out refueling and complex overhaul on Nimitz-class carriers, a multi-year renewal of the ship's nuclear reactors and systems.
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a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries
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founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886 and located in the city of Newport News, Virginia
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Newport News Shipbuilding was founded in 1886 at one of the most favorable shipping locations in the United States.
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founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886
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founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886 and located in the city of Newport News, Virginia
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In the post-war years, NNS built the passenger liner SS United States, which set a transatlantic speed record that still stands today.
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Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
GlobalSecurity.org: CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford class
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Huntington-Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipyard in Virginia
FAS Military Analysis Network: SSN 688 Los Angeles class
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Builders Newport News Shipbuilding Co.
GlobalSecurity.org: BB-5 Kearsarge Class
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Two Kearsarge (later designated BB-5) class battleships were constructed at Newport News Shipbuilding
GlobalSecurity.org: CV-59 Forrestal
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USS Forrestal (CVA-59) was authorized in fiscal year 1952 and laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company on July 14, 1952.
GlobalSecurity.org: CV-63 Kitty Hawk
Has Vehicles: Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, America CV-66Quote, Has Vehicles: Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, America CV-66
The third America (CV-66) was laid down on 01 January 1961 at Newport News, Va., by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp.
GlobalSecurity.org: BB-28 Delaware Class
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The battleship Delaware, built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., was one of two sister ships, the other being the North Dakota.
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier (Wikipedia)
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All three ships of the Yorktown class were built at the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, Newport News, Virginia.
SS Morro Castle (1930) (Wikipedia)
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At the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, work was begun on Morro Castle in January 1929.
USS Virginia (CGN-38) (Wikipedia)
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The ship was laid down on 19 August 1972 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
USS California (CGN-36) (Wikipedia)
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The contract to build California was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, on 13 June 1968
USS Essex (CV-9) (Wikipedia)
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Essex was laid down on 28 April 1941 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
Pennsylvania-class battleship (Wikipedia)
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the contract was awarded to the lowest bidder, Newport News, on 27 February 1913
Colorado-class battleship (Wikipedia)
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Her keel was laid down on 24 April 1917 by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company of Newport News, Virginia.
USS Midway (CV-41) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Midway-class aircraft carrier, ConstructionQuote, Has Vehicles: Midway-class aircraft carrier, Construction
Midway was laid down 27 October 1943 in Shipway 11 at Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia
USS Enterprise (CVN-65) (Wikipedia)
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The ship's keel was laid at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Shipway 11 on 4 February 1958.
GlobalSecurity.org: CV-4 Ranger
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Just a year after her keel was laid at Newport News, the Navy opted to install a small island superstructure
USS Virginia (BB-13) (Wikipedia)
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Virginia was laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding on 21 May 1902 and was launched on 5 April 1904
GlobalSecurity.org: BB-7 Illinois class
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The Illinois was a twin-screw, armored, seagoing battleship, and was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, of Newport News, Va.
New York-class battleship (Wikipedia)
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Ultimately Newport News Shipbuilding Company won the contract with a bid of $5,830,000.
USS Missouri (BB-11) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Maine-class battleship, ConstructionQuote, Has Vehicles: Maine-class battleship, Construction
Missouri was laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company on 7 February 1900, the third member of the class to be begun.
Virginia-class submarine (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Virginia-class submarine, Construction, builderQuote, Has Vehicles: Virginia-class submarine, Construction, builder
Under the present arrangement, the Newport News facility builds the stern, habitability, machinery spaces, torpedo room, sail, and bow, while Electric Boat builds the engine room and control room.
GlobalSecurity.org: DD-186 Clemson Class
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The war builders of destroyers were the Bath Iron Works, the Fore River Shipbuilding Company (Quincy, Massachusetts), the Union Iron Works (San Francisco), William Cramp & Sons (Philadelphia), Newport News Shipbuilding Company, New York Shipbuilding Company, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Mare Island Navy Yard, Charlestown Navy Yard, and the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Wickes-class destroyer (Wikipedia)
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The ships were built at Bath Iron Works, Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Union Iron Works, Mare Island Navy Yard, Newport News Shipbuilding, New York Shipbuilding, and William Cramp & Sons.
USS Newport News (CA-148) (Wikipedia)
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Newport News was laid down 1 November 1945, launched on 6 March 1948 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia
Naval History and Heritage Command (Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, hosted by HyperWar): USS Mississippi III (BB-41)
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Mississippi (BB-41) was laid down 5 April 1915 by Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
USS Louisiana (BB-19) (Wikipedia)
Has Vehicles: Connecticut-class battleship, Service history, builderQuote, Has Vehicles: Connecticut-class battleship, Service history, builder
The keel for Louisiana was laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 7 February 1903.
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