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Norfolk Naval Shipyard Metal Forging Shop (Shop 11F) Metal Forger Jesse Dalton was first introduced to blacksmithing when he was 12-years-old. “I started playing World of Warcraft and the character I created was a blacksmith,” said Dalton. “At the time I didn’t know everything a blacksmith did, so I started Googling and found it very interesting. This led me to become a member of the Tidewater Blacksmiths Guild, learning how to blacksmith seven years before enrolling in NNSY’s apprenticeship program for metal forging.”
250131-N-CR433-1048.JPG Photo By: Troy D. Miller, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Public Affairs Specialist

NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, Portsmouth, Va. - Norfolk Naval Shipyard Metal Forging Shop (Shop 11F) Metal Forger Jesse Dalton was first introduced to blacksmithing when he was 12-years-old. “I started playing World of Warcraft and the character I created was a blacksmith,” said Dalton. “At the time I didn’t know everything a blacksmith did, so I started Googling and found it very interesting. This led me to become a member of the Tidewater Blacksmiths Guild, learning how to blacksmith seven years before enrolling in NNSY’s apprenticeship program for metal forging.”


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