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2. Fore River Shipyard - Wikipedia

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   Fore River Shipyard was a shipyard owned by General Dynamics Corporation located on Weymouth Fore River in Braintree and Quincy, Massachusetts. It began operations in 1883 in Braintree, and moved to its final location on Quincy Point in 1901. In 1913, it was purchased by Bethlehem Steel, and later transferred to Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation.

3. List of ships built at the Fore River Shipyard - Wikipedia

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   Numerous famous warships were built at the Fore River Shipyard. A partial list is below. The date in parentheses indicates the date the ship was commissioned by the U.S. Navy, and not the date of its launch. Aircraft carriers. 1 of 2 Lexington-class aircraft carriers. USS Lexington (CV-2) (1927) Battle of the Coral Sea

4. SS Manhattan (1961) - Wikipedia

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   SS. Manhattan. (1961) SS Manhattan was an oil tanker constructed at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, that became the first commercial ship to cross the Northwest Passage in 1969. Having been built as an ordinary tanker in 1962, she was refitted for ice navigation during this voyage with an icebreaker bow in 1968–69.

5. United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum - Wikipedia

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   United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum. / 42.244035; -70.969888. The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum is a private non-profit museum in Quincy, Massachusetts featuring USS Salem (CA-139), a heavy cruiser docked at the former Fore River Shipyard where she was laid down in 1945. The museum was established in 1993, in response to efforts ...

6. Quincy's $4 million plan to add to city parks includes $1.8 ...

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   The Fore River Shipyard, one of the largest on the East Cost at its apex, was founded in 1896 and closed permanently in 1986. The centerpiece of the park would be U.S. Navy's "Lone Sailor ...

7. Goliath (Mangalia) - Wikipedia

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   History. An important facility at the Fore River Shipyard was the Goliath crane, at one point the second largest shipbuilding crane in the world. Constructed in 1975 for building LNG tankers, the crane was a prominent part of the harbor skyline for over thirty years. In early 2008, the 328-foot (100 m) tall crane located at the former shipyard ...

8. USS Quincy (CA-71) - Wikipedia

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   The third Quincy was authorized on 17 June 1940, and laid down at the Fore River Shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, as St. Paul on 9 October 1941. Renamed Quincy on 16 October 1942, to perpetuate that name, after the destruction of the second Quincy (CA-39) at the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942.

9. This coastal culinary hub offers a ‘big-city feel in a small ...

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   A popular nearby spot is the Fore River Sanctuary, an 85-acre preserve with freshwater and saltwater marshes, a host of aquatic bird life and Portland’s only natural waterfall.