FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 9, 2000 - Newport News Shipbuilding (NYSE: NNS) announced today that it redelivered USS Gettysburg (CG 64), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser outfitted with Aegis combat systems. The ship left for its homeport of Mayport, Fla. on Monday, June 5 following a very successful overhaul and sea trial.

"The work went extremely well," said Becky Stewart, director, Ship Repair at NNS. "We received a grade of 'excellent' from our customer on each performance period."

photo: Jim Hemeon

USS Gettysburg departing Newport News Shipbuilding

Key work performed in the overhaul included conversion of the hot water, galley, laundry and hotel services from steam to all-electric; upgrades of the Aegis Weapon System computer and console; blasting and painting of the interior and exterior of the ship and its tanks and bilges; installation of a solid waste pulper and metal/glass shredder; and modifications of berthing spaces to allow for assignments of women to the crew.

The 9,500-ton cruiser is 567 ft. in length, 55 ft. wide and has a draft of 31 ft. The ship, operated with a crew of approximately 350, was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, ME and commissioned in 1991. It arrived at NNS for overhaul in mid-October, 1999.

Newport News Shipbuilding designs and constructs nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines for the U.S. Navy and provides life-cycle services for ships in the Navy fleet. The company employs nearly 17,000 people and has annual revenues of approximately $1.9 billion. Visit NNS on the Web at www.nns.com.