Newport News Shipbuilding, 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. It was founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Company in 1886 and is located in the city of Newport News, Virginia. The yard has built more than 800 ships, both naval and commercial, among them the liner SS United States, and its facilities span more than 550 acres. It is a major employer for the lower Virginia Peninsula and the Hampton Roads region.
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All ten carriers were constructed by Newport News Shipbuilding Company in Virginia.
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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.
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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 and located in the city of Newport News, Virginia.
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Public Company Incorporated: 1886
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