Fore River Shipbuilding Company

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Fore River Shipbuilding Company was a major early 20th-century American shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, known for constructing significant U.S. Navy warships and commercial vessels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf shipbuilding company
shipyard
activePeriod early 20th century
country United States
heritage part of the history of American naval shipbuilding
part of the industrial history of Quincy, Massachusetts
industry shipbuilding
locatedIn Fore River area of Quincy
Massachusetts
New England
Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
notableFor being a major American shipyard
construction of U.S. Navy warships
construction of commercial vessels
produced battleships
cargo ships
cruisers
destroyers
merchant ships
passenger liners
submarines
regionServed Atlantic coast of the United States
servedClient United States Navy
significance contributed to expansion of the U.S. Navy battle fleet in the early 20th century
played a key role in American naval construction before and during World War I

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
USS Anderson (DD-411) ("Fore River Shipyard")
USS Nevada (BB-36)
USS O’Brien (DD-415) ("Fore River Shipyard")
builder
USS Lexington (CV-2) ("Fore River Shipyard")
USS Nevada
USS Quincy (CA-39) ("Fore River Shipyard")
laidDownAt
USS Lexington (CV-2) ("Fore River Shipyard")
launchedBy
USS Vincennes ("Fore River Shipyard")
shipyard

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