Marine Industrial Park (Boston, Massachusetts)

USA / Massachusetts / Boston / Boston, Massachusetts
Fomer Site Of South Boston Naval Annex

In the closing years of WWII and the decades that followed, this entire area was annexed by the US Navy to serve as a secondary berthing, fitting out and repair facility for both ships built at Boston Navy Yard and battle damaged ships returning from the war in the Atlantic.

Following the war, the berthing spaces of the South Boston Naval Annex were used for the process of inactivation and storage of ships no longer needed in commission with the peacetime US Navy. At it's peak in the mid-late 1950's the Annex was the storage site for 20 Light & Escort Aircraft Carriers, 9 Cruisers and numerous Destroyers. During this period, the Annexs' drydock and Southeastern-most berth were used for overhauls and repairs to active service Navy ships, a role continued today.

The land once owned by the South Boston Naval Annex was returned to the City of Boston, which redesignated it for industral zoning, and today the area is known as the Marine Industrial Park.
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Coordinates:   42°20'51"N   71°1'54"W

Comments

  • Info. I got on this was that it had the worlds biggest dry dock at the time.
  • My ship the USS Leyte CVA was in the yard from September 1953 to January 1954. We had a accident and explosion on Oct. 16 1953 which took the lives of 34 shipmates and 3 civilians yard workers.. I and some shipmates will be attending the comissioning of the Thomas Hudner on Dec 1 20018 at the Flynn cruise terminial.
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