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Fore River Shipyard was a shipbuilding corporation in Massachusetts that operated from 1883 to 1986. It constructed hundreds of ships for the US Navy and other clients, including destroyers, submarines, battleships, cruisers, carriers, and merchant marine vessels.
SS Manhattan was an oil tanker that became the first commercial ship to cross the Northwest Passage in 1969. Learn about its history, conversion, voyage, and impact on Arctic sovereignty and oil transport.
USS Salem is a heavy cruiser built at the Fore River Shipyard in 1945 and returned to Quincy in 1994 as a museum ship. The museum features exhibits on naval history, shipbuilding, Navy SEALs and the city of Salem.
USS North Dakota was a Delaware-class dreadnought battleship of the US Navy, named after the 39th state. She was built in response to HMS Dreadnought and served in the US and the Caribbean, but did not see combat in World War I.
James J. Kilroy was a shipyard inspector who may have originated the phrase "Kilroy was here". He worked at the Fore River Shipyard in Massachusetts during World War II and marked the ships he inspected with his name.
USS Salem (CA-139) is a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser and the last remaining heavy cruiser in the world. She served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean from 1949 to 1959 and is now a museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts.
USS Bainbridge was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the US Navy, the only ship of her class. She was named after Commodore William Bainbridge and served in the Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean, and Middle East from 1962 to 1996.
Goliath Crane Extensive photos and information regarding the history and demolition the crane. Goliath Video YouTube amateur video of the Goliath crane and surroundings, including views inside the structure and panoramic views of the former shipyard, Quincy Bay, Weymouth Fore River and Quincy from atop the crane. Posted on YouTube 24 February 2008.