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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.
Learn about the origins and development of Newport News, a city in Virginia with a long history dating back to the days of Jamestown. Discover how the railroad, the shipyard, and the coal industry shaped the city's growth and identity.
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.
1886 – Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Company (later Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.) in business. [4] 1888 – Warwick County seat moves temporarily to Newport News from Denbigh. 1889 Newport News Light & Water Company in business. [1] YMCA branch organized. [5] 1890 Citizens Railway (Hampton-Newport News) begins operating. [6]
The ship was laid down as Hancock on 1 February 1943 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., renamed Ticonderoga on 1 May 1943, and launched on 7 February 1944, sponsored by Miss Stephanie Sarah Pell.
Jennifer Boykin is an engineer and the first woman president of Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest shipbuilding company in the US. She has a degree from the US Merchant Marine Academy and a master's from George Washington University.