[PDF] Fore River Shipyard eBook

Author : Wayne G. Miller
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 40,7 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 0738597988

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History of the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts. Includes photographs and information about the many ships launched from here.

Author : Dave Drummond
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 12,74 MB
Release : 2003-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 059527532X

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Senator Ted Kennedy said, "My father worked here. The Fore River Shipyard will once again be a symbol of our leadership. And I will do all I can to insure that this leadership continues to thrive. The shipbuilding industry has been struggling in this country as a whole. Employment has dropped to a 40 year low. American-built ships carry less than one percent of world trade. That is unacceptable." Senator John McCain said, "We have an obligation to protect the taxpayers' dollars by ensuring that this is a viable project. It is my desire that the Quincy shipyard, into which the state of Massachusetts and the city of Quincy have invested significant resources, will be a successful venture." President Clinton said about shipbuilding and the Quincy yard in particular, "Shipbuilding is one of the keys to America's national defense and helping our shipbuilders succeed commercially is an important goal of defense conversion. This administration is committed to preserving highly skilled American jobs and we believe that American shipbuilding can compete and win in world markets." What happened...? SHIPBUILDING USED TO BE ONE OF THE TOP FIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE U.S.A.

Author : James D. Scott
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 37,92 MB
Release : 2023-12-31
Category :
ISBN :

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This book is a catalog, a complete listing of all ships built by the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts. This book covers all eras of the shipyard from its earliest days of creation and after purchase in 1913 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and the final incarnation from 1963-1986 after its sale to the General Dynamics Corporation. Each ship is given several pages that include all relevant information regarding their construction such as dates, cost and name of sponsors, as well as particulars of dimensions and engines, etc. A brief 'biography' for each vessel, as far as has been possible, is given that includes the highlights of each ship's career ending with the ultimate disposition of the vessel. Each ship is also illustrated with several photographs of construction and as completed, etc. Within each biography for every ship can be found documented historical facts from period newspapers, magazines and other scholarly publications that flesh out relevant stories and information regarding the ships themselves, but also events such as worker's deaths and accidents and other pertinent anecdotal information.

Author : Bethlehem Steel Company
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 35,29 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Shipbuilding
ISBN :

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Discusses the history and design of the various ships named Massachusetts, two of which were built at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass.

Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 39,85 MB
Release : 2013-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781230594415

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Bath Iron Works, Dry Dock Complex, Jakobson Shipyard, Fore River Shipyard, Potrero Point, George Lawley & Son, Great Lakes Engineering Works, Marinship, Badger's Island, North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum, New York Shipbuilding, Squantum Victory Yard, Port Blakely, Bainbridge Island, Washington, Alameda Works Shipyard, Brown Shipbuilding, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Lake Washington Shipyard, Dialogue & Company, New England Shipbuilding Corporation, Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company, Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Eureka Shipyard. Excerpt: Bath Iron Works (BIW) is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 (as Bath Iron Works, Limited), BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy. The shipyard has built and sometimes designed battleships, frigates, cruisers and destroyers, including the Arleigh Burke class, which are among the world's most advanced surface warships. Since 1995, Bath Iron Works has been a subsidiary of General Dynamics, the fifth-largest defense contractor in the world (as of 2008). During World War II, ships built at BIW were considered to be of superior toughness, giving rise to the phrase "Bath-built is best-built." Bath Iron Works was incorporated in 1884 by General Thomas W. Hyde, a native of Bath who served in the American Civil War. After the war, Hyde bought a local shop that helped make windlasses and other iron hardware for the wooden ships built in Bath's many shipyards. He expanded the business by improving its practices, entering new markets, and acquiring other local businesses. By 1882, Hyde Windlass was eyeing the new and growing business of iron shipbuilding; two years later, it incorporated as...