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Newport News Shipbuilding ( NNS ), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the sole designer, builder, and refueler of aircraft carriers and one of two providers of submarines for the United States Navy. Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including ...
Huntington Ingalls Industries. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. ( HII) is the largest military shipbuilding company in the United States as well as a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. HII, ranked No. 375 on the Fortune 500, was formed on 31 March 2011, as a divestiture from Northrop Grumman. [5] [6]
Ingalls Shipbuilding is a shipyard located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States, originally established in 1938, and now part of HII. It is a leading producer of ships for the United States Navy , and, as of 2023, is the largest private employer in Mississippi .
Double hangar and helipad. USS Ernest E. Evans (DDG-141) is a planned Arleigh Burke -class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 91st overall of the class. She is named for US Navy Commander Ernest E. Evans, who was the first Native American in the Navy to be awarded the Medal of Honor. The award was given posthumously after ...
Avondale Shipyard. Coordinates: 29.924°N 90.185°W. Avondale Shipyard was an independent shipbuilding company, acquired by Litton Industries, in turn acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation. In 2011, along with the former Ingalls Shipbuilding, the yard was part of Huntington Ingalls Industries. It closed in October 2014.
On March 31, 2011, Northrop Grumman spun off its shipbuilding sector (including Ingalls Shipbuilding) into a new corporation, Huntington Ingalls Industries. Ships. NGSS was awarded the contract to construct the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD) fleet; including USS New York, USS Arlington, and USS Somerset.
Double hangar and helipad. USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) is an Arleigh Burke -class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy, the 71st overall for the class. The ship was named for United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Frank E. Petersen Jr. [6] the first African-American Marine Corps aviator [7] and the first ...
USS Paul Ignatius. USS. Paul Ignatius. USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) is an Arleigh Burke -class destroyer of the United States Navy. She is named for Paul Ignatius who served as United States Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon Johnson from 1967 to 1969. Ignatius had previously served as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II.