From the January 10, 2014, Stars and Stripes by Mark St. John Erickson of the Hampton Roads Daily Press. Like I said before, he sure gets the good articles to write.
Two of the most famous shipyards are located in Hampton Roads, Virginia, area: Norfolk Naval Shipyard which launched its first U.S. Navy warship in 1799 and the Newport News Shipbuilding which was founded in 1886.
In 1798, the USS Chesapeake, the fourth and smallest of the original "Super Frigates." (The USS Constitution was one of them.) The ship and country were greatly embarrassed when it was boarded by the HMS Shannon off of Cape Henry and the famous "Don't Give Up the Ship" quote came about because of it.
The CSS Virginia, built on the hull of the USS Merimack and fought the famous Battle of Hampton Roads against the USS Monitor.
--Cooter
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