Saturday, October 12, 2013

Newport News Shipbuilding floods dry dock and floats aircraft carrier


Newport News Shipbuilding began flooding the dry dock where the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) has been under construction since November 2009.

President Ford’s daughter, Susan Bales, pushed the button to initiate the flow of more than 100 million gallons of water into the dry dock.

According to Huntington Ingalls Industries, the flooding of the dry dock takes place in stages.

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