This Company You’ve Never Heard of Plays a Crucial Role in the US Navy

24/7 Wall St. Insights:

• Huntington Ingalls is a shipbuilding company that builds and maintains vessels for the U.S. Navy.
• The company has provided essential navy vessels for the U.S. military for more than 135 years, including several notable ships.
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The legacy of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) goes back over 135 years, beginning in 1898 with the construction of the Kearsage-class battleship. HII has participated in every major war of the 20th century, and today, it is the biggest shipbuilding in the United States.

24/7 Wall St. reviewed various historical and military sources to identify the most iconic warship and submarine class built by Huntington Ingalls. We included supplemental information from Military Factory and various other sources regarding the type, number of built, and notable ships. (This is every ship and submarine type in the U.S. Navy.)

With the current Ford-class aircraft carrier, Gerald R. Ford, Huntington Ingalls has more than established itself in the 21st century. Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News Shipbuilding division continues to add to U.S. submarine fleets, creating the Columbia-class and Virginia-class submarines. All in all, Huntington Ingalls has produced over 30 different classes of warships and submarines, including battleships and aircraft carriers.

Why Are We Writing About Construction of Ships and Submarines?

It remains important to stay ahead of the technology curve in all military endeavors: land, sea, and air. In these rapidly changing times, this is even more the case. Military contracts allow manufacturers to plan ahead and continue their advancements for present and future generations. That security keeps individuals in their jobs and the flow of information going. Ships and submarines have been a long-standing part of our military might, and this fact will not change anytime soon. Understanding how technology has affected this industry helps us carry forward into whatever the future brings us. Huntington Ingalls has proven to be a solid and steady partner in these endeavors over time.

Here is a look at all the warships and submarine classes built by Huntington Ingalls.

33. Kearsarge-Class

USS Kearsarge BB-5 1901 (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Harley Flowers

• Type: Battleship
• First year built: 1898
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 2
• Notable ships: Kearsarge, Kentucky

32. Illinois-Class

USS Illinois 1906 (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Harley Flowers

• Type: Battleship
• First year built: 1898
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Illinois

31. Arkansas-Class

• Type: Monitor
• First year built: 1900
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Arkansas

30. Pennsylvania-Class

• Type: Cruiser
• First year built: 1903
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 2
• Notable ships: West Virginia, Maryland

29. Virginia-Class

• Type: Submarine
• First year built: 1904
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Virginia

28. Tennessee-Class

• Type: Cruiser
• First year built: 1906
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 2
• Notable ships: North Carolina, Montana

27. Connecticut-Class

USS Minnesota, 1920, Panama Ca... (CC BY 2.0) by Richard

• Type: Battleship
• First year built: 1907
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Minnesota

26. Delaware-Class

• Type: Battleship
• First year built: 1909
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Delaware

25. New York-Class

• Type: Battleship
• First year built: 1912
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Texas

24. Pennsylvania-Class

• Type: Battleship
• First year built: 1915
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Pennsylvania

23. New Mexico-Class

• Type: Battleship
• First year built: 1917
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Mississippi

22. Wickes-Class

• Type: Destroyer
• First year built: 1918
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 6
• Notable ships: Lamberton, Montgomery, Radford, Gamble

21. Clemson-Class

• Type: Destroyer
• First year built: 1920
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Abel P. Upshur

20. Colorado-Class

• Type: Battleship
• First year built: 1920
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 2
• Notable ships: Maryland, West Virginia

19. Northampton-Class

• Type: Cruiser
• First year built: 1929
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 2
• Notable ships: Houston, Augusta

18. Ranger-Class

• Type: Aircraft Carrier
• First year built: 1933
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Ranger

17. Yorktown-Class

• Type: Aircraft carrier
• First year built: 1936
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 3
• Notable ships: Yorktown, Enterprise, Hornet

16. Brooklyn-Class

• Type: Cruiser
• First year built: 1936
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Boise

15. Sims-Class

• Type: Destroyer
• First year built: 1938
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 2
• Notable ships: Mustin, Russell

14. South Dakota-Class

• Type: Battleship
• First year built: 1941
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Indiana

13. Essex-Class

• Type: Aircraft carrier
• First year built: 1942
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 9
• Notable ships: Essex, Yorktown, Intrepid, Hornet

12. Midway-Class

• Type: Aircraft carrier
• First year built: 1945
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 2
• Notable ships: Midway, Coral sea

11. Des Moines-Class

• Type: Cruiser
• First year built: 1948
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Newport News

10. Forrestal-Class

• Type: Aircraft Carrier
• First year built: 1954
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 2
• Notable ships: Forrestal, Ranger

Huntington Ingalls built the Forrestal-class aircraft carrier in 1954. Two carriers of this class were built, the Forrestal and Ranger.

9. George Washington-Class

• Type: Submarine
• First year built: 1959
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Robert E. Lee

8. Skipjack-Class

• Type: Submarine
• First year built: 1960
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Shark

7. Enterprise-Class

CVN 65 - USS Enterprise (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Dan Liebgold

• Type: Aircraft carrier
• First year built: 1960
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Enterprise

6. Kitty Hawk-Class

• Type: Aircraft carrier
• First year built: 1964
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 2
• Notable ships: America, John F. Kennedy

5. Nimitz-Class

• Type: Aircraft carrier
• First year built: 1972
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 10
• Notable ships: Nimitz, Abraham Lincoln, Harry S. Truman, George H.W. Bush

4. Virginia-Class

• Type: Cruiser
• First year built: 1974
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 4
• Notable ships: Virginia, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas

3. Los Angeles-Class

USS Providence (SSN 719) trans... (CC BY 2.0) by Official U.S. Navy Page

• Type: Submarine
• First year built: 1974
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 29
• Notable ships: Los Angeles, Indiana, Miami

2. Virginia-Class

• Type: Submarine
• First year built: 2000
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 22
• Notable ships: Virginia, California, Texas, South Dakota

1. Ford-Class

• Type: Aircraft carrier
• First year built: 2013
• Total ships built by Huntington Ingalls: 1
• Notable ships: Gerald R. Ford