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Newport News Shipbuilding was started by Collis P. Huntington in 1886, as Chesapeake Dry Dock & Construction Company.  Incredibly, within ten years of its foundation it was building battleships for the U.S. Navy.  Through two world wars, it established itself as the world's most capable shipyard, outliving all the other great naval and merchant shipbuilders.  It was fully operational at the start of the WWII emergency and expanded its capabilities for the war effort with the aid of $22mm from the Navy.  At its peak, the yard employed 35,000 people and still found the resources to run North Carolina Shipbuilding, one of the best of the emergency shipbuilders.  It continued as both a naval and merchant shipbuilder and repairer after the war and is today the largest U.S. shipbuilder.  It was privately held until it was acquired by Tenneco in 1968.  Tenneco spun it off as an independent company in 1996 and its stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange, but it was immediately a takeover target.  General Dynamics tried to buy it in 1998 and Litton Industries in 1999.  GD tried again in 2001 but was beaten out by Northrop Grumman which closed the deal in December 2001.  The shipyard was integrated in January 2008 with Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (Ingalls and Avondale).  In March 2011, Northrop Grumman spun off Newport News and Ingalls as Huntington Ingalls Industries, with each shipyard taking back its old name.  Visit the new company at www.huntingtoningalls.com and see the shipyard from the air on Google here.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Ship Type  Gov't. Type # GT LDT Price ($mm) Delivered Disposition
1 Dorothy James Sheffield Tug     130     30-Apr-91 Preserved at Newport News
2 El Toro Morgan Line Tug     130     20-May-91 Later YT 18 1898, renamed Nottoway 1920, later YTL 18, scrapped 1946
3 El Sud Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,659     27-Jun-92 Later aux. cruiser Yosemite 1898, foundered 1900
4 El Norte Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,659     15-Aug-92 Later aux. cruiser Yankee 1898, wrecked 1908
5 El Rio Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,664     9-Feb-92 Later aux. cruiser Dixie 1898, AD 1 1909, scrapped 1922
6 El Cid Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,665     24-Aug-93 To Brazil as Nicheroy, later aux. cruiser Buffalo 1898, AD 8 1909, sold as Sirius 1929, scrapped 1933
7 Albatross/Nashville US Navy Gunboat PG 7   1,371   19-Aug-97 Sold 1921 and converted to a barge, scrapped 1957
8 Penguin/Wilmington US Navy Gunboat PG 8   1,392   13-May-97 Later Dover (IX 30) 1941, sold 1946, scuttled 1947
9 Porpoise/Helena US Navy Gunboat PG 9   1,392   8-Jul-97 Scrapped 1934
10 Twin City Unknown Ferry           15-Mar-94 Machinery only
11 Louisiana Unknown Cargo Ship           Dec-94 Machinery only
12 John H. Estill Savannah Pilots Association Tug     243     25-Nov-94 Scrapped 1952
13 Albert F. Dewey Albert F. Dewey Tug     134     15-Apr-95  
14 Newport News Norfolk & Washington SS Co. Passenger Ship     1,535     15-Jun-95 Later Midland 1919, burned 1924, scrapped 1936
15 La Grande Duchesse Plant Investment Co. Passenger Ship     5,017     9-Apr-98 Later City of Savannah 1901, Carolina 1905, sunk by gunfire 1918
16 Creole Cromwell Steamship Co. Passenger Ship     3,801     5-Dec-96 Later Solace (AH 2) 1898, scrapped 1930
17 Sommers N. Smith Pilots' Benevolent Association Tug     211     14-Sep-96 Sank on launching but salvaged, scrapped 1937
18 Kearsarge US Navy Battleship BB 5   11,525   20-Feb-00 Later AB 1 1941, scrapped 1955
19 Kentucky US Navy Battleship BB 6   11,525   15-May-00 Scrapped 1923
20 Margaret Plant Investment Co. Passenger Ship     674     14-Oct-96 Later Tlacatolpan 1905, Carmania 1913, wrecked in dock 1924
21 Illinois US Navy Battleship BB 7   11,565   16-Sep-01 Later Prairie State (IX 15) 1941, scrapped 1956
22 El Sud Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,659     26-Jul-99 Later Pecos 1925, scrapped 1935
23 El Norte Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,659     14-Sep-99 Scrapped 1934
24 El Rio Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,664     19-Oct-99 Later Housatonic 1917, El Rio 1919, Brazos 1925, in collision and lost 1945
25 Missouri US Navy Battleship BB 11   12,500   1-Dec-03 Scrapped 1922
26 Arkansas US Navy Monitor BM 7   3,225   28-Oct-02 Later Ozark 1909, scrapped 1922
27 El Cid Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,665     16-Dec-99 Later Canonicus 1917, El Cid 1919, scrapped 1934
28 Comus Cromwell Steamship Co. Passenger Ship     4,828     28-Apr-00 Later Western Ocean 1929, scrapped 1934
29 Proteus Cromwell Steamship Co. Passenger Ship     4,828     6-Jun-00 In collision and lost 1918
30 El Amigo Morgan Line Tug     150     9-Sep-99 In collision and scrapped 1948
31 Korea Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Passenger Ship     11,276     17-Jun-02 Later Korea Maru 1916, scrapped 1934
32 Siberia Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Passenger Ship     11,284     19-Nov-02 Later Siberia Maru 1916, scrapped 1934
33 Unnamed Newport News Shipbuilding Caisson           circa 1901 Discarded 1959
34 El Valle Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,605     5-Jun-01 Later Pan-Crescent 1941, Atzmaut 1947, scrapped 1951
35 El Dia Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,613     15-Sep-01 Later Roanoke 1917, El Dia 1919, Pan-York 1941, Kibbutz Galuyot 1947, Kommiyut 1949, scrapped 1953
36 El Siglo Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,616     30-Nov-01 Later Canandagua 1917, El Siglo 1919, scrapped 1934
37 El Alba Morgan Line Cargo Ship     4,614     29-Jan-02 Scrapped 1934
38 West Virginia US Navy Cruiser ACR 5   13,680   23-Feb-05 Later Huntington (CA 5), scrapped 1930
39 Maryland US Navy Cruiser ACR 8   13,680   18-Apr-05 Later Frederick (CA 8), scrapped 1930
40 Virginia US Navy Battleship BB 13   14,950   7-May-06 Sunk as target 1923
41 Charleston US Navy Cruiser C 22   9,700   17-Oct-05 Later CA 22, scrapped 1930
42 Monroe Old Dominion Steamship Co. Passenger Ship     4,704     3-Apr-03 In collision and lost 1914
43 Francis H. Leggett Hammond Lumber Co. Lumber Carrier     1,606     21-Apr-03 Lost in storm 1914
44 W.S. Porter Saginaw Oil Co. Tanker     4,901     1-Nov-06 Later Frisco 1925, scuttled 1944
45 Louisiana US Navy Battleship BB 19   16,000   2-Jun-06 Scrapped 1924
46 Minnesota US Navy Battleship BB 22   16,000   9-Mar-07 Scrapped 1924
47 Scranton Hoboken Ferry Co. Ferry     1,462     31-Jan-05 Lost in storm 1968
48 Elmira Hoboken Ferry Co. Ferry     1,460     24-Jan-05 Scrapped 1983
49 Binghamton Hoboken Ferry Co. Ferry     1,462     25-Mar-05 Now a restaurant in Edgewater NJ
50 Scandinavia Hoboken Ferry Co. Ferry     1,462     24-Apr-05 Abandoned 1967, scrapped circa 1980
51 Bychock Russian Navy Submarine       153   17-Oct-04 Scrapped 1913
52 Paltus Russian Navy Submarine       153   17-Oct-04 Scrapped 1913
53 Plotva Russian Navy Submarine       153   23-Feb-05 Scrapped 1915
54 Kefal Russian Navy Submarine       153   2-Jan-05 Scrapped 1913
55 Sig Russian Navy Submarine       153   2-Jan-05 Scrapped 1913
56 Lake XV Lake Torpedo Boat Submarine       153   27-Feb-06  
57 North Carolina US Navy Cruiser ACR 12   14,500   7-May-08 Later Charlotte (CA 12), scrapped 1931
58 Montana US Navy Cruiser ACR 13   14,500   21-Jul-08 Later Missoula (CA 13), scrapped 1935
59 Buffalo Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR Lighter     431     19-Mar-05  
60 Syracuse Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR Lighter     431     19-Mar-05  
61 Jamestown Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co. Passenger Ship     1,337     20-Jun-06 Later Colonia 1909, converted to barge 1930
62 Ithaca Delware, Lackawanna & Western RR Ferry     1,462     9-Sep-06 Burned 1945 and scrapped
63 Unnamed Newport News Shipbuilding Caisson           circa 1908 Discarded 1967
64 Sun Sun Co. Tanker     4,836     8-Apr-07 Later Giorgio 1926, torpedoed and lost 1943
65 Brazos New York & Texas Steamship Co. Passenger Ship     6,399     6-Nov-07 Later San Lorenzo 1921, scrapped 1934
66 D. L. & W. No. 27 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR Car Float     746     24-Jan-07  
67 D. L. & W. No. 28 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR Car Float     746     2-Mar-07  
68 D. L. & W. No. 29 Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR Car Float     746     4-Apr-07  
69 I. C. C. No. 12 Istbmian Canal Commission Dump Barge       805   21-Mar-07  
70 I. C. C. No. 13 Istbmian Canal Commission Dump Barge       805   4-Apr-07  
71 I. C. C. No. 14 Istbmian Canal Commission Dump Barge       805   15-May-07  
72 I. C. C. No. 15 Istbmian Canal Commission Dump Barge       805   19-Apr-07  
73 I. C. C. No. 16 Istbmian Canal Commission Dump Barge       805   15-May-07  
74 I. C. C. No. 17 Istbmian Canal Commission Dump Barge       805   15-May-07  
75 Cayo Piedra Republic of Cuba Dredge       569   3-Apr-07  
76                   Cancelled
77 New York Central No. 44 New York, New Haven & Hartford RR Car Float       1,230   25-Jul-07  
78 New York Central No. 45 New York, New Haven & Hartford RR Car Float       1,230   25-Jul-07  
79 George W. Fenwick Hammond Lumber Co. Lumber Carrier     2,009     28-Jan-08 Later Thorbjorg 1917, Catherine G. Sudden 1922, Hellenic Trader 1939, sunk by gunfire 1942
80 Nann Smith C.A. Smith Timber Co. Lumber Carrier     2,009     12-Dec-07 Sunk by a mine 1917
81 Lurline Matson Navigation Co. Passenger/Cargo     5,928     18-Mar-08 Later Chirikof 1928, Radnik 1947, scrapped 1953
82 Texas Texas Co. Tanker     5,106     18-Jul-08 Later Georgia 1916, Texaco 1919, Georgia 1920, wrecked 1927
83 Corning Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR Tug     204     18-Mar-08 Scrapped 1986
84 Bath Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR Tug     204     9-Apr-08 Active
85 Seneca US Coast Guard Revenue Cutter CGC 17   1,259   6-Nov-08 Later Keystone State 1940, scrapped 1950
86 Delaware US Navy Battleship BB 28   20,000   4-Apr-10 Scrapped 1924
87 Clatsop US Army Corps of Engineers Dredge       1,100   2-Sep-08 Later Sandpilot 1947, scrapped 1955
88 Acushnet US Coast Guard Tug CGC 18 152 800   6-Nov-08 Later AT 63 1936, ATO 63 1944, scrapped 1947
89 I. C. C. No. 112 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
90 I. C. C. No. 113 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
91 I. C. C. No. 114 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
92 I. C. C. No. 115 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
93 I. C. C. No. 116 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
94 I. C. C. No. 117 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
95 I. C. C. No. 1 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
96 I. C. C. No. 2 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
97 I. C. C. No. 3 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
98 I. C. C. No. 4 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
99 I. C. C. No. 5 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
100 I. C. C. No. 6 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
101 I. C. C. No. 7 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
102 I. C. C. No. 8 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
103 I. C. C. No. 9 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
104 I. C. C. No. 10 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
105 I. C. C. No. 11 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
106 I. C. C. No. 12 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
107 Southland Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co. Passenger Ship     2,081     15-Feb-09 Later IX 168, Hung Yung 1947, scrapped 1955
108 I. C. C. No. 13 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
109 I. C. C. No. 14 Isthmian Canal Commission Rock Barge       855   1908  
110 I. C. C. No. 101 Isthmian Canal Commission Dump Barge       855   1908  
111 I. C. C. No. 102 Isthmian Canal Commission Dump Barge       855   1908  
112 I. C. C. No. 103 Isthmian Canal Commission Dump Barge       855   1908  
113 I. C. C. No. 104 Isthmian Canal Commission Dump Barge       855   1908  
114 Joseph Henry US Army Signal Corps Cable Layer     601     31-Mar-09 Later Thalis O. Milissios 1946, preserved in Piraeus 1983
115 Roe US Navy Destroyer DD 24   742   17-Sep-10 Scrapped 1934
116 Terry US Navy