Cthulhu

is a cosmic space deity from H.P. Lovecraft's 1928 article in Weird Tales, "The Call of Cthulhu." The gigantic entity is worshipped by cultists, with the face of a green octopus, dragon wings, and an anthropomorphic form. The powerful creature hibernates within R'lyeh, an underwater city in the Pacific, waiting to be waked. To us, Cthulhu represents overmatch.

"For in this modern world, the instruments of warfare are not solely for waging war. Far more importantly, they are the means for controlling peace. Naval officers must therefore understand not only how to fight a war, but how to use the tremendous power which they operate to sustain a world of liberty and justice, without unleashing the powerful instruments of destruction and chaos that they have at their command."

Admiral Arleigh Burke, CNO, 1 August 1961

 

WWII was a wake up call. Our headquarters is located in the Baltimore harbor at the same location the defense industrial base cranked out liberty ships to support WWII. In four years, our site launched a total of 508 ships. The building time for a Liberty Ship was cut from 150 days to 19 days. We are proud to sustain that same innovation, grit, and sense of purpose.

Cthulhu wakes.