One week ago today, our #NewportNewsShipbuilding division held a ceremonial keel laying for Enterprise (#CVN80). The milestone symbolizes the official start of construction for the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, though work is already well underway. Watch this time-lapse video of Katie Ledecky, one of the ship’s sponsors for CVN 80, giving command to lower the ceremonial keel unit into the dry dock. Visit hii.com/CVN80 for additional information about CVN 80 as well as photos from last weekend’s ev

Five years ago today the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, Enterprise (#CVN65) was decommissioned. As we celebrate the centennial of the aircraft carrier this year, take a look back at some highlights from the ceremony. Interesting fact: steel from CVN 65 is being used in construction of the next Enterprise (#CVN80). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krgx4TbL7AY | HII

HII’s #NewportNewsShipbuilding division continues to make progress on Enterprise (#CVN80), the U.S. Navy's third Ford-class aircraft carrier. Watch this time-lapse as shipbuilders lift the heaviest unit to date – weighing in at 901 metric tons – into the dry dock, where the carrier is being built. | HII

104K views · 1.7K reactions | #NewportNewsShipbuilding recently completed the first two superlifts for Enterprise (#CVN80), the U.S. Navy’s third Ford-class aircraft carrier. The superlifts – which each weighed hundreds of tons – form part of the carrier’s flat bottom and one even included steel from CVN 80’s namesake, Enterprise (#CVN65). Take a look at this time-lapse video to see CVN 80 begin to take shape in the dry dock. | HII | Facebook

7K views · 572 reactions | We know Enterprise (CVN 80) will build her own unmatched legacy. With her ceremonial keel laid, construction on the 3rd Ford-class aircraft carrier is moving ahead. | Aircraft Carriers | Facebook