[ThunderSleeps]

A 750 ton lift!? That’s big! What does Newport News typically lift when assembling a carrier?

[ClearCase_guy]

China has a crane that lifts 20,000 tons. They are serious about building a navy. Unlike the US.

[Al B.]

The overhead gantry crane at Newport News, largest in North America, has a 900-ton capacity. Carriers are constructed as modules weighing less than that and lifted into place in the building dock.

Here's the video of the island lift for CVN-78, Gerald Ford, earlier this year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yo9bEKxKsk

As you may notice, the island is a completely new design from the Nimitz-class ships and sits farther aft.