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Welborn C. Wood
USS ''Welborn C. Wood'' (DD-195) was a in the United States Navy during World War II. She served with the United States Coast Guard as USCGD ''Wood''. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS ''Chesterfield''. Namesake Welborn Cicero Wood was born on 15 January 1876 in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy on 6 September 1895. He served as a midshipman on the battleship during the Spanish–American War, before graduating with the class of 1899. He later joined on the Asiatic Squadron to serve part of the two years required by law before commissioning. Subsequently, he was given command of the gunboat , then operating in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War. Naval Cadet Wood was killed in action on 17 September 1899, when his ship ran aground in the Orani River, near Manila, and was overwhelmed by insurgent troops who enfiladed the gunboat with a withering fire from the shoreline. As USS ''Welborn C. Woo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northrop Grumman Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the largest industrial employer in Virginia, and sole designer, builder and refueler of United States Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy submarines. Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including both naval and commercial ships. Located in the city of Newport News, its facilities span more than , strategically positioned in one of the great harbors of the East Coast. The shipyard is a major employer, not only for the lower Virginia Peninsula, but also South Hampton Roads, portions of Hampton Roads south of the James River (Virginia), James River and the harbor, portions of the Middle Peninsula region, and even some northeastern counties of North Carolina. The shipyard is building the s and . In 2013, Newport News Shipbuilding began the deactivation of the first nuclear-powered aircraft c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
