The 27th and newest of its class, the U.S.S. Arkansas was given its name in 2015 and is being sponsored by the Little Rock Nine, who have had their names welded onto a plate on the ship. The sub is ...

are built by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, which is a hop and a skip northwest from Norfolk. As firsts go, the USS ...

Ramsey is so dedicated to the Nevada that when he dies, he wants his a portion of his remains to be buried over the battleship, which the Navy sunk with an aerial torpedo in 1948. It rests 65 nautical ...

The nuclear submarine will be the third ship to bear the Long Island name in U.S. Navy history — the first since the escort ...

Attempts by USNI News to reach the foundation by email and telephone for further comment went unanswered. At the moment, USS Texas, (BB-35), laid down in1912 at Newport News Shipbuilding with ...

Summary and Key Points: The name Enterprise has a storied history ... a spokesperson for HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding, said in a statement about the construction delays.

Those are the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, which completed its midlife overhaul at the Newport News shipyard in 2023 and is en route to its new homeport of Japan. Two recently ...

Kari Wilkinson will take over as the new president of HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding in the new year as Jennifer Boykin ...

The nuclear-powered USS Nimitz arrived in the southeastern ... The keel of Nimitz was laid down 22 June 1968 by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, and she was commissioned ...

That includes the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, which left Newport News in April 2024 after a refit. It replaced the USS Ronald Reagan in Japan. Watch similar coverage: Norfolk Naval ...

NEWPORT NEWS — The Navy is embarking on a large-scale investigation to determine the scope of the problems with welding performed at Newport News Shipbuilding, according to a letter to federal ...