Thus, it was the last submarine to "launch" down the shipway. Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia in Shipway 10. By 1965, the larger semi-submerged Shipway 11 became available, where final construction was completed. Her keel was laid down on 10 July 1944 in Shipway 10. Shipway was born in 1935 in Birmingham. Shipway was replaced for the 1993 season by veteran American coach Don Monson. The NBL suspended Shipway for 4 games (later reduced to 2 on appeal).