Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
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Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts was a major American shipbuilding facility active from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, known for constructing numerous U.S. Navy warships and commercial vessels.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fore River Shipyard | 2 |
| Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial facility
ⓘ
shipyard ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Bethlehem Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 19th century to mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Maritime Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
United States Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
commercial shipping companies ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
U.S. merchant marine capacity
ⓘ
U.S. naval power projection ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicImpact | significant contribution to Quincy economy ⓘ |
| employerRole | major regional employer ⓘ |
| formerName | Fore River Engine Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | tidal estuary location ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
dry docks
ⓘ
fabrication shops ⓘ slipways ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of historical industrial significance ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
20th-century naval expansion of the United States
ⓘ
industrialization of the United States ⓘ |
| industry | shipbuilding ⓘ |
| knownFor |
construction of U.S. Navy warships
ⓘ
construction of commercial vessels ⓘ |
| laborType | skilled industrial labor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
New England ⓘ Norfolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Fore River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductType |
aircraft carriers
ⓘ
battleships ⓘ cruisers ⓘ destroyers ⓘ merchant ships ⓘ submarines ⓘ |
| opened | late 19th century ⓘ |
| owner | Bethlehem Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States shipbuilding industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | shipbuilding ⓘ |
| regionallyKnownAs | Fore River Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedDuring |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major American shipbuilding facility ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Boston Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial ship construction
ⓘ
construction of steel-hulled ships ⓘ naval vessel outfitting ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Fore River Shipyard