


Newport News Shipbuilding
Type | Shipyard | |
Historical Name of Location | Newport News, Virginia, United States |
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Ships Constructed at Newport News Shipbuilding
Ship Name | Yard No | Slip/Drydock No | Ordered | Laid Down | Launched | Completed |
Archer | 18 Nov 1941 | |||||
Houston | 7 Sep 1929 | 17 Jun 1930 | ||||
Texas | 17 Apr 1911 | 18 May 1912 | 18 Mar 1914 | |||
Pennsylvania | 27 Oct 1913 | 16 Mar 1915 | 12 Jun 1916 | |||
Augusta | 2 Jul 1928 | 1 Feb 1930 | 30 Jan 1931 | |||
Yorktown (Yorktown-class) | 21 May 1934 | 4 Apr 1936 | 30 Sep 1937 | |||
Hornet (Yorktown-class) | 25 Sep 1939 | 14 Dec 1940 | 20 Oct 1941 | |||
Indiana | 20 Nov 1939 | 21 Nov 1941 | 30 Apr 1942 | |||
Essex | 28 Apr 1941 | 31 Jul 1942 | 31 Dec 1942 | |||
Yorktown (Essex-class) | 1 Dec 1941 | 21 Jan 1943 | 15 Apr 1943 | |||
Intrepid | 1 Dec 1941 | 26 Apr 1943 | 16 Aug 1943 | |||
Hornet (Essex-class) | 3 Aug 1942 | 30 Aug 1943 | 29 Nov 1943 | |||
Franklin | 7 Dec 1942 | 14 Oct 1943 | 31 Jan 1944 | |||
Ticonderoga | 1 Feb 1943 | 7 Feb 1944 | 8 May 1944 | |||
Randolph | 10 May 1943 | 29 Jun 1944 | 9 Oct 1944 |
Newport News Shipbuilding Interactive Map
Newport News Shipbuilding Timeline
28 Apr 1941 | The USS Essex keel was laid at Newport News, Virginia, United States, the first of the Essex-class aircraft carriers. |
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