Charlestown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Serving the Fleet
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012
1. Serving the Fleet Marker
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Serving the Fleet. . By 1940 this navy yard supported a powerful fleet of modern steel ships. Where once carpenters, joiners, and sail- makers responded to the morning shipyard bell, now a shrill steam whistle summoned welders, boilermakers, and electronics specialists to their work stations. Engines, railways, and cranes filled the navy yard. During World War II, the navy yard built 320 vessels, docked 2,000 , outfitted 11,000 and overhauled or repaired 3,000.
By 1940 this navy yard supported a powerful fleet of modern steel ships. Where once carpenters, joiners, and sail- makers responded to the morning shipyard bell, now a shrill steam whistle summoned welders, boilermakers, and electronics specialists to their work stations. Engines, railways, and cranes filled the navy yard.
During World War II, the navy yard built 320 vessels, docked 2,000 , outfitted 11,000 and overhauled or repaired 3,000.
Erected by Boston National Historical Park Charlestown Navy Yard -National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior.
Location. 42° 22.421′ N, 71° 3.354′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Charlestown. Marker is on 1st Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 93 Chelsea St, Charlestown MA 02129, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Larger warships meant a bigger navy yard. Bounded by the Charles and Mystic rivers and the surrounding urban community, the yard expanded into the harbor with long piers, dry docks, and shipways.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012
3. Peak Performance
In 1943 shipyard workers could build one "DE" (destroyer escort) in 4 months, and one "LST" (landing ship tank) in less than 4 weeks.
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012
4. Serving the Fleet Marker
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012
5. USS Constitution Museum
Photographed By Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012
6. Serving the Fleet Marker-Dry Dock I-Old Iron Side in Dry Dock I-Changing the Yard Markers
These markers are side by side in front of Dry Dock I
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 2 times this year. Last updated on February 10, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.