NNSY News

NNSY Piping Team Stands Ready to Perform with New Freeze Seal Trailers
December 8, 2020 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s (NNSY) Pipe Shop (Shop 56) was recently outfitted with two new freeze seal... MORE

Code 2310.5 Lead Nuclear Engineer Brandon Waltemyer, Code 2310.5 Nuclear Engineer John Fraser, Shop 56 Work Leader Charlie Minnick, Jr., Shop 56 Work Leader London Hatten, Shop 56 Supervisor Chris Brown, and Shop 56 Zone Manager John Wade. This team of shipyard employees helped bring new freeze seal trailers to America's Shipyard.

A Date of Infamy: December 7, 1941
December 7, 2020 — The hum of the engines of 353 Japanese fighter, bomber and torpedo planes echoed through the skies... MORE

NNSY’s Lifting and Handling Department Rises Above Challenges to Achieve First-Time Success
December 4, 2020 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) made history by being the first shipyard to execute a total wheel... MORE

From the Classroom to the Home: Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Sailors Support STARBASE Victory Teachers
December 3, 2020 — In 2002, Executive Director Bill Hayden, the founder of Science and Technology Academies Reinforcing... MORE

Volunteer Sailors Third Class Petty Officer Sarah Wise and Second Class Petty Officer Khadijah Sam help put together science experiment packets the teachers are sending to the students at home so they can complete the assignment at home self-sufficiently.

Technology and Teamwork: Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s New Welding and Cladding System
December 2, 2020 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) has continued to make improvements and progress toward a more... MORE

Charles Rodgers, a welder in Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s Structural Production Resources, Code 920, operates the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Technologies (AMET) Welding and Cladding System. The system is used to manufacture joints, repair and extend the lifespan of large valves, and service various other shipboard components.

Following the North Star Concept: Norfolk Naval Shipyard Hosts First Navy Additive Manufacturing Part Identification Exercise for the Public Shipyards
December 1, 2020 — The North Star Concept for any business represents the unwavering definition of its purpose, its... MORE

Agents of Change – Introducing the Culture Change Team at America’s Shipyard
November 30, 2020 — Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) holds one of the most important missions of America: repairing and... MORE

From Left to Right: Culture Change Team Co-Lead Jason Braun, Co-Lead Carlynn Lucas, and Lead Antonne Smalls.

Nuclear Engineering and Planning Department Engineers Look to Adapt Training Efforts for the Future in Rotational Experience
November 30, 2020 — As Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) continues to modernize and improve itself for the future, the... MORE

From left to right: Code 2320.7 Leslie Mok, Code 2310.7 Beka Adams, and Code 2370 Meagan Goodwin.

The Yardbird Has Landed
November 30, 2020 — Yardbird is a term that was derived sometime during World War II. Although the origin is unclear and... MORE

Talking Shop: Shop 71 – Sign Shop
November 25, 2020 — Ensuring safety and instilling pride are just two of the ways Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s (NNSY) Sign... MORE

Tanya Sparrow and Torrence Rabb perform a quality control check on a sign product.