The USS Thresher tragedy is a solemn reminder of the profound responsibility that comes with being a shipbuilder in support ...

The Thresher incident remains one of the most tragic days in the Navy’s history as 129 sailors and crew perished.

Commissioned in 1954, the USS Nautilus was the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. It was the first ship to visit the North Pole and participated in the Cuban missile crisis blockade.

There has never been a more urgent demand for U.S. Navy ships than right now. If you were to visit Newport News, you would see a community that is dedicated to building the world’s most complex ...

The tragedy that would become the infamous USS Thresher incident began on April 30, 1961, when the submarine went underway to initiate sea trials from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine.