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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.
USS Newport News (SSN-750), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Newport News, Virginia. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 19 April 1982 and her keel was laid down on 3 March 1984.
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).
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USS Newport (LST-1179) was the third ship of the United States Navy (USN) to bear the name of the Rhode Island city. The first of her class of landing ship tanks (LST), she was capable of a sustained speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).
USS Newport News may refer to the following ships operated by the United States Navy: USS Newport News (AK-3), was a German cargo ship named Odenwald, taken over by the US Navy during World War I; USS Newport News (CA-148), was a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser in service from 1948 to 1978
sister ships: St. Thomas, St. Croix. USS Newport News (AK-3) was a cargo liner that was launched in Germany in 1903 as St. Jan. She was renamed Odenwald in 1907 when she changed owners, and Newport News in 1917 when the United States seized her. She was renamed Arctic in 1925, and scrapped in 1937. She was the first of three US Navy ships to be ...
Newport News Shipbuilding: Operators United States Navy: Preceded by: USS Ranger: Succeeded by: USS Wasp: Built: 21 May 1934 - 20 October 1941: In commission: 30 September 1937 – 17 February 1947: Completed: 3: Lost: 2: Retired: 1: General characteristics; Type: Aircraft carrier: Displacement: 19,800 long tons (20,100 t) standard; 25,500 long ...
Newport News was the last active all-gun cruiser (serving 25.5 years continuously) and the first completely air-conditioned surface ship in the U.S. Navy. Salem is a museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts. Newport News was laid up at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and scrapped in 1993, while Des Moines was scrapped from 2006–2007. Dallas (CA ...
1 × Newport News geared drive turbine, 2 × Babcock & Wilcox header-type boilers, 1 × propeller, designed shaft horsepower 8,500: Speed: 18.4 knots (21.2 mph; 34.1 km/h) Capacity: Troops: 68 Officers, 1,197 Enlisted; Cargo: 185,000 cubic feet (5,200 m 3), 3,500 short tons (3,200 t) Complement: Officers 58, Enlisted 535: Armament