Photo Release — Newport News Shipbuilding division progresses construction activities on the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
Newport News Shipbuilding division recently eclipsed the 20% mark on compartment completion, turning over to the ships crew more than 500 of the total 2,615 spaces.
- Newport News Shipbuilding division recently eclipsed the 20% mark on compartment completion, turning over to the ships crew more than 500 of the total 2,615 spaces.
- It also has installed more than 8 million feet of cable or more than 1,500 miles of the approximately 10.5 million feet of cable on Kennedy.
- This allows sailors assigned to the pre-commissioning unit to continue training on the ship while final outfitting and testing progresses.
- We are pleased with the progress being made on Kennedy, said Lucas Hicks, vice president of the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) aircraft carrier programs.