Newport News Shipbuilding
| Type | 255 Shipyard | |
| Historical Name of Location | Newport News, Virginia, United States | |
| Coordinates | 36.992080000, -76.445070000 |
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Ships Constructed at Newport News Shipbuilding
| Ship Name | Yard No | Slip/Drydock No | Ordered | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned |
| 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 | |||
| Mississippi | 5 Apr 1915 | 25 Jan 1917 | 18 Dec 1917 | |||
| Maryland | 5 Dec 1916 | 24 Apr 1917 | 20 Mar 1920 | 21 Jul 1921 | ||
| Tennessee | 28 Dec 1915 | 14 May 1917 | 30 Apr 1919 | 3 Jun 1920 | ||
| West Virginia | 5 Dec 1916 | 12 Apr 1920 | 19 Nov 1921 | 1 Dec 1923 | ||
| Augusta | 2 Jul 1928 | 1 Feb 1930 | 30 Jan 1931 | |||
| Ranger | 26 Sep 1931 | 25 Feb 1933 | 4 Jun 1934 | |||
| Yorktown (Yorktown-class) | 21 May 1934 | 4 Apr 1936 | 30 Sep 1937 | |||
| St. Louis | 10 Dec 1936 | 15 Apr 1938 | 19 May 1939 | |||
| 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 |
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Newport News Shipbuilding Timeline
| 26 Sep 1931 | The keel of the aircraft carrier Ranger was laid down at Newport News, Virginia. Ranger was the first United States ship intended to be an aircraft carrier from the moment the keel was laid. |
| 25 Feb 1933 | The aircraft carrier Ranger was launched at Newport News, Virginia with First Lady Lou Hoover as sponsor. As this was during America’s Prohibition period, Mrs. Hoover cracked a bottle of grape juice against the bow of the ship. |
| 10 Dec 1936 | The keel for the new Brooklyn-class cruiser St. Louis was laid at Newport News Shipbuilding Company, Newport News, Virginia. |
| 15 Apr 1938 | Cruiser St. Louis was launched at Newport News Shipbuilding Company, Newport News, Virginia. |
| 9 Nov 1940 | USS St. Louis departed Norfolk, Virginia bound for the Pacific via Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and the Panama Canal. |
| 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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| WW2-Era Place Name | Newport News, Virginia, United States |
| Lat/Long | 36.9921, -76.4451 |
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