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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.
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (IATA: PHF) is in Newport News, and Norfolk International Airport (IATA: ORF, ICAO: KORF, FAA LID: ORF) is across the harbor in Norfolk. Both are along portions of Interstate 64. The primary airport for the Virginia Peninsula is the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News.
Amtrak provides service to points along the Northeast Corridor from Newport News station across the Hampton Roads, and from Norfolk station across the Elizabeth River. Portsmouth is served by Interstate 264 and Interstate 664, which is part of the Hampton Roads Beltway. U.S. Route 17 and U.S. Route 58 pass through.
Additionally, each ship is given a letter-based hull classification symbol (for example, CVN or DDG) to indicate the vessel's type and number. All ships in the navy inventory are placed in the Naval Vessel Register, which is part of "the Navy List" (required by article 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea).
Passenger/cargo ship For Leyland Line: 22 August United Kingdom: Portsmouth Dockyard: Portsmouth: Prince George: Majestic-class battleship 21 September United Kingdom: Harland & Wolff: Belfast: Cestrian: Passenger ship: For F. Leyland & Co.. [2] 23 September United Kingdom: Chatham Dockyard: Chatham, Kent: Minerva: Eclipse-class cruiser 4 ...
Passenger ship For Guion Line. [29] [41] [42] 10 March United Kingdom: Messrs. Palmer & Co. Jarrow: Radnor: Steamship: For Messrs. John & Herbert Cory. [29] 10 March United Kingdom: Barrow Shipbuilding Company: Barrow-in-Furness: Rhynland: Passenger ship: For Red Star Line. 11 March United Kingdom: Messrs. Russell & Co. Port Glasgow: Falls of ...
The F-14 was designed to combat highly maneuverable aircraft as well as the Soviet anti-ship cruise missile and bomber (Tupolev Tu-16, Tupolev Tu-22, Tupolev Tu-22M) threats. [43] The Tomcat was to be a platform for the AIM-54 Phoenix, but unlike the canceled F-111B, it could also engage medium- and short-range threats with other weapons.