The Builder of USN Ships

Ulrich Rudofsky · Post by **Ulrich Rudofsky** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:19 pm

Bath Iron Works in Maine and Northrup Gruman in Virginia are the birthplace of many US warships, sort of like Blohm&Voss in Germany.

Here are some links to the CVN 78/CVN 21 Gerald R. Ford.....and the Norfolk yard
http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/photo ... hotos.html
http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/photo ... riers.html
http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/cvn21 ... 1_main.jpg
http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/cvn21 ... 4-80-2.JPG
http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/cvn21 ... 3-41-3.JPG

RF · Post by RF » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:21 pm

Were the companies and shipyards controlled by Henry Kaiser involved in warship construction, or were they confined to merchant ships?

Tiornu · Post by **Tiornu** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:30 pm

Kaiser is famous for the Casablanca-class escort carriers, all built at Kaiser Vancouver. The first commissioned on 8 July 1943; the last commissioned on 8 July 1944. FIFTY aircraft carriers in one year.