Satellite and aerial maps of Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard with nearby locations
| Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAS South Weymouth , Massachusetts | 10.4 | 164 | KNZW |
| General Edward Lawrence Logan , Massachusetts | 14.1 | 348 | KBOS |
 Brigham and Womens , Massachusetts | 15.5 | 314 | MA39 |
| BIDMC Heliport , Massachusetts | 15.8 | 314 | 36MA |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Heliport , Massachusetts | 16.0 | 330 | 0MA1 |
 Boston Navy Yard , Massachusetts | 16.6 | 336 |
Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard |
1901 to present | ||
| 42° 14' 19.75'' N 70° 58' 20.6'' W | ||
| Quincy, Massachusetts | ||
| ICAO: | IATA: | FAA: USMQI |
The Fore River Shipyard, more formally known as the Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company was a shipyard from 1883 until 1986. In the 1960s, the yard was purchased by General Dynamics.
Bethlehem Steel bought the Fore River Shipyard in 1913. 
List of ships built at Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard |
| From | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Cruiser |  | Baltimore class |
| 1944 | Cruiser |  | Cleveland class |
| 1944 | Aircraft Carrier | Essex (long hull) class | |
| 1945 | Destroyer |  | Gearing class |
| 1946 | Cruiser |  | Oregon City class |
| 1954 | Destroyer |  | Mitscher class |
| 1955 | Destroyer |  | Farragut class |
| 1961 | Guided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) |  | Long Beach class |
| 1962 | Guided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) |  | Bainbridge class |
| 1968 | Support Ship |  | Kilauea class |
| 1969 | Support Ship |  | Wichita class |
| 1972 | Landing Ship/Platform Dock |  | Anchorage class |
| Launch | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1942-aug-26 |  CA-69 USS Boston | Baltimore class |
| 1943-apr-19 | CA-70 USS Canberra | Baltimore class |
| 1944-jan-24 | CV-19 USS Hancock | Essex (long hull) class |
| 1944-mar-9 | CL-66 USS Springfield | Cleveland class |
| 1944-aug-19 | CL-67 USS Topeka | Cleveland class |
| 1944-nov-30 | CA-74 USS Columbus | Baltimore class |
| 1944-dec-28 | CL-82 USS Providence | Cleveland class |
| 1945-jun-30 | CA-123 USS Albany | Oregon City class |
| 1945-jul-26 | DD-850 USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr | Gearing class |
| 1946-mar-15 | DD-853 USS Charles H Roan | Gearing class |
| 1952-jan-26 | DL-4 USS Willis A. Lee | Mitscher class |
| 1952-apr-23 | DL-5 USS Wilkinson | Mitscher class |
| 1959-jul-9 | DL-8 USS Macdonough | Farragut class |
| 1959-jul-14 | CGN-9 USS Long Beach | Long Beach class |
| 1961-apr-15 | CGN-25 USS Bainbridge | Bainbridge class |
| 1967-aug-9 | AE-26 USS Kilauea | Kilauea class |
| 1967-aug-9 | AE-27 USS Butte | Kilauea class |
| 1968-mar-16 | AOR-1 USS Wichita | Wichita class |
| 1969-jan-1 | AOR-2 USS Milwaukee | Wichita class |
| 1969-jun-1 | AOR-3 USS Kansas City | Wichita class |
| 1970-mar-23 | AOR-4 USS Savannah | Wichita class |
| 1971-feb-6 | AOR-5 USS Wabash | Wichita class |
| 1971-apr-17 | LSD-39 USS Mount Vernon | Anchorage class |
| 1972-nov-1 | AOR-6 USS Kalamazoo | Wichita class |
List of aircraft and events at Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard |
| Dates | Org/Type | Unit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-apr-02 | USN | Gearing class | DD-850 USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr |
