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Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including both naval and commercial ships. Located in the city of Newport News , Virginia , its facilities span more than 550 acres (2.2 km 2 ).
Riverside Apartments. / 36.99111°N 76.43889°W / 36.99111; -76.43889. Riverside Apartments, also known as Shipyard Apartments, is a historic apartment complex located at Newport News, Virginia. It was built in 1918, and consists of two, four-story, "U"-shaped brick apartment buildings decorated with simple bands of sandstone.
Newport News Shipbuilding: Laid down: 27 October 1943: Launched: 20 March 1945: Commissioned: 10 September 1945: Decommissioned: 11 April 1992: In service: 1945: Out of service: 1992: Stricken: 17 March 1997: Nickname(s) Midway Magic: Status: Museum ship at the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California: Notes
Newport News is seen in the upper-left quadrant. Newport News is located at 37°4′15″N 76°29′4″W (37.071046, −76.484557). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 120 square miles (310 km 2 ), of which 69 square miles (180 km 2) is land and 51 square miles (130 km 2) (42.4%) is water.
USS Newport News: Namesake: The City of Newport News, Virginia: Awarded: 19 April 1982: Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding: Laid down: 3 March 1984: Launched: 15 March 1986: Commissioned: 3 June 1989: Homeport: Groton, Connecticut: Identification: MMSI number: 369970208; Callsign: NHTV; Motto: Magni Nominis Umbra (Latin:"Under the shadow of a ...
The Apprentice School is a four to eight-year apprenticeship vocational school founded in 1919 and operated by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Newport News in the U.S. state of Virginia. The school trains students for careers in the shipbuilding industry.
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company: Laid down: 17 January 1977: Launched: 21 October 1978: Sponsored by: Mrs. Dale Bumpers: Acquired: 29 September 1980: Commissioned: 18 October 1980: Decommissioned: 7 July 1998: Stricken: 7 July 1998: Identification: Callsign: NARK; Hull number: CGN-41; Motto: Defender of Opportunity: Fate
[citation needed] She was laid down on 1 January 1961 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp.; launched on 1 February 1964, sponsored by Mrs. Catherine McDonald, wife of Admiral David L. McDonald, the Chief of Naval Operations; and commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 23 January 1965, Captain ...
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 station. / 37.0228; -76.4519. Newport News station is an Amtrak inter-city train station in Newport News, Virginia. The station is the southern terminus of two daily Northeast Regional round trips. It has a single side platform adjacent to a large CSX rail yard.