Boston Navy Yard
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Boston Navy Yard is a former shipyard in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston in Massachusetts, United States. One of the first shipbuilding facilities in the United States Navy, it operated from 18
Boston Navy Yard in the 1930s
The Charlestown Ropewalk (depicted here in 1852) was built in 1837.
The main gate (since demolished), seen in 1915
Boston Navy Yard in 1942
South Boston Naval Annex
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The South Boston Naval Annex was a 167-acre United States Navy shipyard annex located in South Boston. An annex of Boston Navy Yard in Charlestown, it was operational from 1920 to 1974, when it was cl
Boston Navy Yard
…system. Two ships are docked at the yard: Constitution (1797) and Cassin Young (1943). In the 20th century, the yard had several annexes, including South Boston Naval Annex. Before the Boston Navy Yard complex was developed, the plot was in the then-separate town of Charlestown, settled in 1629. It was mostly marsh or…
The Annex, circa 1958. In this image, South is on top.
Dockside crane on wide gauge tracks at Dry Dock Number 3