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Fore River Ship and Engine Company was a shipyard in the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
History
Started by Thomas A. Watson in 1884, the shipyard was located on Fore River near East Braintree, Massachusetts. In 1901, the site was moved closer to Quincy, Massachusetts. Thomas Augustus Watson (18 January 1854 - 13 December 1934) was an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of the telephone. ...
For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Braintree, please see the article Braintree (CDP), Massachusetts. ...
Settled: 1625 – Incorporated: 1792 Zip Code(s): 02169, 02170, 02171 – Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Location Location in Massachusetts Government County Norfolk County Form of Government Mayor-council city Mayor William J. Phelan Geography Area Total 26. ...
In 1913, Bethlehem Steel purchased the yard. It changed hands again in 1964, when it was purchased by General Dynamics Corporation. The yard closed in 1986. The Bethlehem Steel Corporation was the second largest steel producer in the United States, after US Steel but it is now part of the International Steel Group (ISG). ...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures. ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1994, USS Salem (CA-139)- the last all-gun heavy cruiser ever built - returned to the Quincy yard, becoming the centerpiece of the United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum. The yard was bought by a local auto dealer in 2004, to use for storage, but is still a port for commuter boats to Boston. The third USS Salem (CA-139) was a Des Moines-class cruiser in the United States Navy. ...
USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1992. ...
Notable Ships
Warships 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. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...
Aircraft carriers - Lexington class aircraft carrier
- USS Wasp (CV-7) (1940)
- USS Lexington (CV-16) (1943)
- USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) (1943)
- USS Wasp (CV-18) (1943)
- USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) (1946)
The Lexington class aircraft carriers were the first operational aircraft carriers in the United States Navy (USS Langley was a strictly developmental ship which only served for a short time as an active fleet unit before being converted to a seaplane tender AV-3). ...
The fourth USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed the Gray Lady or Lady Lex, was the second aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. ...
October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The eighth USS Wasp (CV-7) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier. ...
USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT-16), known as The Blue Ghost, was an Essex-class aircraft carrier, the fifth United States Naval ship named in honor of the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington. ...
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, nicknamed Holiday Express for her many attacks launched around the end of the year. ...
The ninth USS Wasp (CV-18) of the United States Navy was an Essex-class aircraft carrier. ...
Philippine Sea (CV-47) was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Mass. ...
Battleships - USS New Jersey (BB-16) (1906)
- USS Rhode Island (BB-17) (1906)
- USS Vermont (BB-20) (1907)
- USS North Dakota (BB-29) (1910)
- USS Nevada (BB-36) (1916)
- USS Massachusetts (BB-59) (1942)
The first United States Navy New Jersey (BB-16) was a Virginia-class battleship. ...
The second USS Rhode Island (BB-17) was a United States Navy Virginia-class battleship. ...
The USS Vermont (BB-20), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the 14th state. ...
USS North Dakota (BB-29), a Delaware-class battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the US State of North Dakota. ...
The second United States Navy Nevada (BB-36) was a battleship, lead ship of her class of two (Oklahoma (BB-37) being the other). ...
USS Massachusetts (BB-59), a South Dakota-class battleship, was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state. ...
Cruisers - USS Birmingham (CL-2) (1908)
- USS Detroit (CL-8) (1923)
- USS Raleigh (CL-7) (1924)
- USS Northampton (CA-26) (1930)
- USS Portland (CA-33) (1933)
- USS Quincy (CA-39) (1936)
- USS Vincennes (CA-44) (1937)
- USS Quincy (CA-71) (1943)
- USS Salem (CA-139) (1949)
- USS Long Beach (CGN-9) (1961)
USS Birmingham (CL-2), named for the city of Birmingham in Alabama, was a Chester class light cruiser laid down by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company at Quincy in Massachusetts on 14 August 1905, launched on 29 May 1907 by Mrs L. Underwood and commissioned on 11 April 1908, Commander...
The fourth USS Detroit (CL-8) was launched 29 June 1922 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss M. Couzens, daughter of the Mayor of Detroit, Michigan; and commissioned 31 July 1923, Captain J. Halligan, Jr. ...
The third USS Raleigh (CL-7) was laid down by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts, 16 August 1920; launched 25 October 1922; sponsored by Miss Jennie Proctor; and commissioned in the Boston Navy Yard 6 February 1924, Capt. ...
USS Northampton (CL–26) was laid down 12 April 1928 by Bethlehem Steel Corp. ...
The first USS Portland (CA–33), a heavy cruiser, was authorized 13 February 1929; laid down by Bethlehem Steel Co. ...
The USS Quincy (CA-39) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. ...
The second USS Vincennes (CA-44) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. ...
The third USS Quincy (CA 71), a heavy cruiser, was authorized 17 June 1940; laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts as 9 October 1941; renamed Quincy 16 October 1942 to perpetuate that name after destruction of the second Quincy at the Battle of Savo Island...
The third USS Salem (CA-139) was a Des Moines-class cruiser in the United States Navy. ...
USS Long Beach (CGN-160/CLGN-160/CGN-9) was the first all-new cruiser designed and constructed after World War II (all others were completions or conversions of cruisers begun or completed during the war). ...
Destroyers - USS Sterett (DD-27) (1909)
- USS Perkins (DD-26) (1910)
- USS Walke (DD-34) (1911)
- USS Duncan (DD-46) (1913)
- USS Cushing (DD-55) (1915)
- USS Tucker (DD-57) (1916)
- USS Sampson (DD-63) (1916)
- USS Rowan (DD-64) (1916)
- USS Mahan (DD-102) (1918)
- USS Reid (DD-292) (1919)
The first USS Sterett (DD-27) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Andrew Sterett. ...
The first USS Perkins (DD-26) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Commodore George Hamilton Perkins. ...
The first USS Walke (DD-34) was a Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke. ...
The first USS Duncan (DD-46) was a Cassin-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Silas Duncan. ...
The second USS Cushing (DD-55) was an OBrien-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. Cushing was launched 16 January 1915 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Miss M. L. Cushing, daughter of Commander William Barker Cushing; and commissioned 21 August...
The first USS Tucker (DD-57), named for Samuel Tucker, was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. ...
The first USS Sampson (DD-63), the lead ship of her class of destroyers, served in the United States Navy and was named for William Thomas Sampson. ...
The second USS Rowan (DD-64), a Sampson class destroyer, served in the United States Navy and was named for Stephen C. Rowan. ...
The first USS Mahan (DD-102) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, DM-7, in the years following. ...
The second USS Reid (DD-292) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Samuel Chester Reid. ...
Submarines - USS Viper (SS-10) (1907)
- USS Cuttlefish (SS-11) (1907)
- USS Tarantula (SS-12) (1907)
USS B-1 (SS-10) was a B-class submarine of the United States Navy. ...
USS B-2 (SS-11) was a B-class submarine of the United States Navy. ...
USS B-3 (SS-12) was a B-class submarine of the United States Navy. ...
Other ships The Thomas W. Lawson was a seven-masted, steel-hull schooner used primarily to haul coal and oil along the East Coast of the United States. ...
Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner (IPA: ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ...
William Lewis Douglas (1845 - 1924) was a U.S. political figure. ...
Collier may refer to: a bulk cargo ship that carried coal. ...
Trivia - John J. Kilroy, the author of the famous Kilroy Was Here graffiti, was a welding inspector at Fore River.
Typical KILROY WAS HERE graffiti Kilroy was here is an American popular culture expression, often seen in graffiti. ...
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