The 233-Foot Tall, 4600-Ton Crane That Builds Aircraft Carriers [Video]

Aircraft carriers are, how to say, big. Building them is a lot easier if you have a really, really big crane. Meet Big Blue. She’s the largest crane in the western hemisphere, and she’s hard at work piecing together the new Ford-class aircraft carriers in Newport News, Virginia. More »

This Is What Makes the USS Gerald R. Ford the Best Aircraft Carrier Ever Designed [Video]

So, you want to buy an aircraft carrier. Stateside, there’s only one place you can go—Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest dry-dock in the western hemisphere. More »