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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 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 Enterprise (CVN-65) was the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth ship to bear the name. She was commissioned in 1961 and decommissioned in 2017, after over 55 years of service and multiple refits and upgrades.
Newport News is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, on the northern shore of the James River. It was part of Warwick County until 1896, when it was incorporated as a city.
[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 ...
Drydock Number One is located on the west side of the central branch of the Elizabeth River.It measures 319.5 feet (97.4 m) in length, and is built of Massachusetts granite, stepped to allow access to and bracing of ships under repair.
USS Texas is a former U.S. Navy battleship that served in World War I and II and became a museum ship in 1948. It is the only U.S. battleship to participate in all four amphibious landings in World War II and the first to mount anti-aircraft guns, launch an aircraft, and receive radar.
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.