Satellite and aerial maps of Fore River Shipyard with nearby locations
Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
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NAS South Weymouth , Massachusetts | 10.4 | 164 | KNZW |
General Edward Lawrence Logan , Massachusetts | 14.1 | 348 | KBOS |
BIDMC Heliport , Massachusetts | 15.8 | 314 | 36MA |
Massachusetts General Hospital Heliport , Massachusetts | 16.0 | 330 | 0MA1 |
Boston Navy Yard , Massachusetts | 16.6 | 336 | |
Norwood Memorial , Massachusetts | 17.4 | 252 | KOWD |
Fore River Shipyard |
42° 14' 19.75'' N 70° 58' 20.6'' W | ||
Quincy, Massachusetts |
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.
List of ships built at Fore River Shipyard |
From | |||
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1943 | Cruiser | Baltimore class | |
1944 | Cruiser | Cleveland class | |
1946 | Cruiser | Oregon City class | |
1946 | Destroyer | Gearing 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 |
Launch | ||
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1942-aug-26 | CA-69 USS Boston | Baltimore class |
1943-apr-19 | CA-70 USS Canberra | Baltimore 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 |
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 |
1972-nov-1 | AOR-6 USS Kalamazoo | Wichita class |