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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.
Dorothy is a tugboat and the first ship constructed by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, currently on display in the yard. [1] Dorothy is one of the oldest surviving ships in Virginia. [2] She was built in 1890 and launched in 1891. [3]
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 Apprentice School is a four to eight-year apprenticeship vocational school founded in 1919 and operated by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Virginia. It trains students for careers in the shipbuilding industry and offers associate and bachelor degrees in partnership with other institutions.
Learn about the history and operations of the oldest and largest U.S. Navy facility for building and repairing ships. The shipyard, formerly known as Gosport Shipyard, was founded in 1767 and has survived wars, epidemics and technological advances.
USS Proteus was a collier ship of the United States Navy that operated from 1913 to 1924. She was sold to the Canadian Merchant Navy in 1941 and disappeared at sea without a trace.
USS Carl Vinson is a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier named after Congressman Carl Vinson, who sponsored the Two-Ocean Navy Act in 1940. The ship has been involved in various conflicts and events since 1983, including Operation Desert Strike, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the burial of Osama bin Laden at sea.