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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.
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.
USS Minnesota was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1907 and named after the 32nd state. She participated in the Great White Fleet's circumnavigation, the Cuban insurrection, the Mexican Revolution, and World War I, before being broken up in 1924.
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]
Built as El Sud in 1892 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, in Newport News, Virginia for the Southern Pacific Railroad's Morgan Line. [4] The Navy acquired El Sud on 6 April 1898, at the beginning of the Spanish–American War and renamed her Yosemite. It commissioned her on 13 April 1898 under Commander William H. Emory.
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.
A Los Angeles-class submarine named after the city of Newport News, Virginia. Learn about its history, specifications, collision with a Japanese tanker, and gallery of photos.
USS Mississippi was a New Mexico-class battleship of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1917 and decommissioned in 1956. She participated in World War I and World War II, and was the last battleship to engage the enemy in the Battle of Surigao Strait in 1944.