10K views · 342 reactions | HII’s #NewportNewsShipbuilding division continues to make progress on Enterprise (#CVN80), the U.S. Navy's third Ford-class aircraft carrier. Watch this time-lapse as shipbuilders lift the heaviest unit to date – weighing in at 901 metric tons – into the dry dock, where the carrier is being built. | HII | Facebook

#NewportNewsShipbuilding recently completed the first two superlifts for Enterprise (#CVN80), the U.S. Navy’s third Ford-class aircraft carrier. The superlifts – which each weighed hundreds of tons – form part of the carrier’s flat bottom and one even included steel from CVN 80’s namesake, Enterprise (#CVN65). Take a look at this time-lapse video to see CVN 80 begin to take shape in the dry dock. | HII