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DRESSING UP BEFORE LAUNCHING lRightI AERIAL VIEW OF SHIPYARD lLeftI CONSTRUCTION ON NEW VESSEL iizigmi DOCK TRIAL BEFORE DELIVERY lRightI WELDING A SUB-ASSEMBLY lLower Right? In l89O, steps were taken to change the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Company to the Newport News Ship- building and Dry Dock Company. During its sixty years ot operation, besides building ships of all kinds, it has con- structed turbines and accessories tor some of the largest dams in the world, repaired thousands of ships for all nations, built railway cars and engines, floating power plants and many types ot miscellaneous machinery. The yard now employs approximately 6,500 men and is pres- ently in a period ot adjustment, so that it can continue to serve the peacetime needs ot our country.
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THE ANCHOR'S l95O theme is unusually fitting. lt pays tribute to an activity for which the city of Newport News has become widely known-shipbuilding. Here on the World's Greatest Harbor, where the ways of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company dip down into the James have been built over 400 ships that have sailed the seven seas. As evidence of the sturdiness of these ships, the first tug built by the yard, the Dorothy, is still in active service in the Hampton Roads area. As evidence of the prom- inence of these ships, the Liner America, the Carrier Mid- way, the Battleship Indiana, the Cruiser Newport News, and others have figured in the nation's headlines. 2
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1 l Nik I '7!:e Wand Baile!! '7!ww7J1iZuf '7!uu49hz', A FEW BLOCKS AWAY from the Senior Shipyard is the site of the Junior Yard, Newport News High School. Here the pur- pose is to prepare young people for the voyages they may take, whether to college or into a business or trade. Since 1891 when classes were opened for secondary educa- tion, the enrollment has grown to 1,409 students and 75 teachers. The present building, erected in 1924, has been enf 4
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