Launched by Newport News Shipbuilding during its centennial year – 1986 - as attribute to the company and city in which it stands, USS Newport News is the 17th Los Angeles-class submarine built by the Shipyard, the lead yard for the design and construction of the class.

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Washington Avenue and 35th Street, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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