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Thomas W. Lawson, a seven-masted, steel-hull schooner, the only ship of her kind ever built. William L. Douglas , a six-masted, steel-hull collier Sankaty , a propeller-driven steamer that served as a ferry to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket and as a Canadian minelayer during World War II.
The shipyard traces its beginnings back to 1882, when Thomas A. Watson purchased a farm alongside the Fore River in East Braintree, Massachusetts.In 1884, Watson attempted to farm the land, but soon realizing that it was a failure, decided to work on a steam engine after he was approached by a local businessman.
Pages in category "Fore River Shipyard" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... List of ships built at the Fore River Shipyard; S.
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–
USS North Dakota (BB-29) was a dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, the second member of the Delaware class, her only sister ship being Delaware. North Dakota was laid down at the Fore River Shipyard in December 1907, was launched in November 1908, and commissioned into the US Navy in April 1910.
Converted to passenger ship by Matson Line in 1955. SS Mariposa: 1953/1955 Matson Line: Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts Burned & Scrapped 1996 Ordered by the U.S. Maritime Administration as cargo vessel SS Pine Tree Mariner, completed 1953. [30] Converted to passenger ship by Matson Line in 1955 ...
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was built by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Fore River Shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts, launched on 26 July 1945, sponsored by Miss Jean Kennedy, sister of Lieutenant Kennedy. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was commissioned at Boston on 15 December 1945.
List of ships built at the Fore River Shipyard; H. List of ships built by Hall, Russell & Company; ... List of ships built at Hietalahti shipyard (201–400)