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The United States Congress authorized the construction of Texas, the second Navy ship to be named after that state, on 24 June 1910. [16] [17] Bids for Texas were accepted from 27 September to 1 December with the winning bid of $5,830,000—excluding the price of armor and armament—submitted by Newport News Shipbuilding.
Newport News (/ ˌ n uː p ɔːr t-,-p ər t-/) [6] is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States.At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. [5] Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the fifth-most populous city in Virginia and 140th-most populous city in the United States.
The Navy's most recent 30-year shipbuilding plan, published in 2016, calls for a future fleet of 350 ships to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive international environment. [53] A provision of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act called for expanding the naval fleet to 355 ships "as soon as practicable", but did not ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said on Saturday that he was open to Kenya's anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full U.N ...
Notes. ^1 Nicosia International Airport (IATA: NIC, ICAO: LCNC) has been inoperative since 1974 but retains its airport codes.[1] ^2 NYC collectively refers to John F. Kennedy International Airport (IATA: JFK), LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA), Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR), and Stewart International Airport (IATA: SWF).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 September 2024. City and council area in Scotland This article is about the city in Scotland. For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). City and council area in United Kingdom Dundee Dùn Dè (Scottish Gaelic) City and council area Dundee City Skyline of Dundee from Fife V&A Dundee RRS Discovery ...
Middlesbrough (/ ˈ m ɪ d əl z b r ə / ⓘ MID-əlz-brə) is a port town in North Yorkshire, England.The town's built-up area, an area spanning from the south bank of the River Tees, up to and including Coulby Newham and Nunthorpe, had a population of 148,215 [1] at the 2021 UK Census.
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate best known for co-founding the software company Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief software architect, while also being its largest ...