Who We Are D&I Careers Employees News Investors EXPLORE THE HII NETWORK INVEST HII Stock: Trade: $183.27High: $184.86Low: $181.15 PAGE MENU Home|Who We Are|Our Name Our Name Huntington Ingalls Industries, headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, was founded on March 31, 2011 when Northrop Grumman’s Shipbuilding Sector was spun off as an independent company. On the same day, the new company, Huntington Ingalls Industries, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HII. HUNTINGTON AND INGALLS Our name, Huntington Ingalls Industries, honors the long-standing legacies of our two shipbuilding divisions: Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding. In 1886, railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington (1821-1900) founded the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co., which later became Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company. Learn more about Newport News Shipbuilding. Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr. (1882-1951) built a blacksmith and forging business into Alabama’s Ingalls Iron Works. In 1938, he expanded into shipbuilding and established Ingalls Shipbuilding on the East Bank of the Pascagoula River in Mississippi. Learn more about Ingalls Shipbuilding. Since their foundings, our shipyards have built more than 1,300 commercial and military ships. THE “INDUSTRIES” IN HII Huntington Ingalls Industries is the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, and shipbuilding will remain our primary business. While we continue to build the finest ships at sea, we are also expanding into adjacent markets, including the energy industry, by leveraging our expertise in engineering, project management, site management, and heavy manufacturing and construction. Legal Disclaimer and Terms of Use HII Web Privacy Statement Anti-Corruption Program Conflict Minerals Policy and Disclosure California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 and U.K. Modern Slavery Act of 2015 Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. United Kingdom Tax Resources Fact Sheets Senior Executive Team Media Contacts Multimedia Gallery HII Benefits Supplier COVID-19 Resources Build Your Career Job Search Accessibility EEO is the Law EEO Poster Supplement Pay Transparency Policy Statement Contact Us Huntington Ingalls Industries 4101 Washington Ave. Newport News, VA 23607 Contact Us Copyright © 2021, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Twitter Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Instagram