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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. CHARNY_190810_006.JPG: Tudor Wharves 1805, he had ice cut from local ponds and shipped to far away places as Calcutta, Rio de Janeiro, the West Indies and the Far East. As his business grew, he did his most prosperous trading from Tudor Wharves (now known as Hoosac Pier). Did you know? Tudor packed Baldwin apples with his ice, shipped both to distant ports, and made a profit on each cargo.
2. CHARNY_190810_015.JPG: The Battle of Bunker Hill 17 June 1775 This tablet marks the point where the British reinforcements landed
3. CHARNY_190810_040.JPG: Charlestown Navy Yard The Charleston Navy Yard was established in 1800 to build, repair, and supply the nation's warships. For 174 years the yard expanded and adapted to serve a growing, changing navy. In early years, skilled workers build and repaired wooden sloops, frigates, and ships of the line, using hand tools and muscle power. During World War II, specialized crews of welders, pipe fitters and electricians worked round-the clock to build and overhaul steel warships. Decommissioned as a naval facility in 1974, the yard adapted again, becoming space for homes, businesses, and recreation. More than 30 of the most historic acres of the yard now form part of Boston National Historic Park
4. CHARNY_190810_055.JPG: Don't Give Up the Ship
5. CHARNY_190810_068.JPG: Boston Harbor
6. CHARNY_190810_077.JPG: Boston, the Navy Yard, and the War of 1812 Boston, the Navy Yard, and the War of 1812 When the Federal government established a navy yard in Massachusetts in 1800, it naturally looked to Boston Harbor. A thriving town of more than 34,000 people, Boston was home to hundreds of skilled ship carpenters, riggers, caulkers, and other maritime tradesmen. With such a community close at hand, the Navy established the new yard just across the Charles River on Charlestown's grassy tidal flats. During the War of 1812, many Boston tradesmen and laborers worked to build and repair US Navy vessels. Local merchants supplied hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of timber, paint, canvas, rope, clothing, and foodstuff needed to send the ship to sea. Thousands of local men signed on as crew.
7. CHARNY_190810_146.JPG: "A state of perfect chaos" -- William Bainbridge 1812 The Navy Yard in the War of 1812 When Captain William Bainbridge took command of the Navy Yard in April 1812, he founded little but a tract of marshy land and nine buildings in disrepair. Only 12 years old, the yard still had no deep water wharf for ships or adequate storage for supplies. A state-owned magazine miles away housed the Navy's gunpowder. Bainbridge repeatedly tried to improve the Yard's facilities, but the Navy Department did not have the funds. In 1813, workers erected a new brick storehouse and blacksmith shop, and in 1814 and enormous shed or "shiphouse" covered the ship of the line under construction. Despite these improvements, many years passed before the Yard assumed the character of the industrial complex seen today. This 1833 view of Boston from the west end of the Navy Yard shows a harbor full of busy activity. The steeple of the Old North Church is still a prominent landmark. [courtesy Library of Congress]
8. CHARNY_190810_151.JPG: Dry Dock 1 Boston Nat'l Hist Pk Charlestown Navy Yard This stone and metal structure is Dry Dock 1, completed in 1833. As one of America's first two granite dry docks, Dry Dock 1 made the repair of large naval ships faster, easier, and safer. Returning warships to sea duty in less time was a crucial gain for a young nation with a limited budget and a small navy. Costing more than $1.5 million, the dry docks here in Charlestown and Norfolk, Virginia, were the largest civil works projects the federal government had ever undertaken. They proved that the nation was prepared to use its navy to protect its overseas trade. The first vessel to enter Dry Dock 1 for repairs was USS Constitution in 1833. Today, Dry Dock 1, a working pioneer, is preserved as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
9. CHARNY_190810_159.JPG: "Old Ironsides" in Dry Dock 1 USS Constitution first entered Dry Dock 1 in 1833. Though she was the first ship to test the new dry dock system, the tough oak hull of "Old Ironsides" had already seen several repairs. To rebuild the ship, woodworkers selected the best wood for each ship part, such as longleaf yellow pine for decking, and white oak for planking. Sawyers and hewers prepared the wood pieces. Carpenters connected the hull pieces with wood treenails, and caulkers sealed the hull with pitch and rope. Metal workers then laid on sheets of copper to protect the bottom of the wooden hull. In 1992, USS Constitution entered Dry Dock 1 for an overhaul to prepare her for a third century of service. Despite her many repairs, a significant percentage of her original wood still exists below the water-line.
10. CHARNY_190810_170.JPG: Serving the Fleet By 1940 this navy yard supported a powerful fleet of modern steel ships. Where once carpenters, joiners, and sail- makers responded to the morning shipyard bell, now a shrill steam whistle summoned welders, boilermakers, and electronics specialists to their work stations. Engines, railways, and cranes filled the navy yard. During World War II, the navy yard built 320 vessels, docked 2,000 , outfitted 11,000 and overhauled or repaired 3,000.
11. CHARNY_190810_177.JPG: The Changing Yard In its first years, the navy yard consisted of a small dock and several wooden storehouses, surrounded by mud flats and rolling pastures. In 1812, the commandant noted: "the establishment...afforded no advantage or facility for naval purposes... a few temporary wooden buildings were all it contained, except the commandant's house and the Marine barracks - unenclosed, it was even exposed to the inroads of cattle from the highway." The navy yard soon changed, keeping pace with the country's growth and power. Two imposing "shiphouses," 210 feet long and six stories high, sheltered new 74-gun "ship of the line." timber sheds, a mast house, a ropewalk, sail lofts, and wharves crowded the yard. Steam, and later electricity, further transformed the yard. Machine shops, a forge, and foundries now served a navy made of steel. Hemmed in by river and town, the yard pushed into the harbor with piers, railways, and cranes.
12. CHARNY_190810_186.JPG: Working in the Yard When the Charleston Navy Yard opened in 1800, Boston 's skilled maritime workers provided a ready source of labor. As sail gave way to steam, and wooden hulls gave way to iron and steel, the work of building, repairing, and maintaining a fleet changed with modern technology. The size of the work forced also changed, varying with war, peace, and the size of the fleet. During World War II, more than 50,000 full-time employees worked round-the-clock in such specialized jobs as ship fitter, boilermaker, and foundry worker.
13. CHARNY_190810_193.JPG: William Brown Richard F. Dunn
14. CHARNY_190810_197.JPG: Ephraim Lawrence
15. CHARNY_190810_202.JPG: The Yard as Home Thousands of civilians spent their work days in the yard, then returned home to their Boston neighborhoods. For a few naval personnel, however; the yard was both a work-place and a home. For those who lived here, whether in the luxurious Commandant's House on the hill, the elegant officers' quarters to your left, or the spartan Marine Barracks on the hill to your right, the navy yard became their "community."
16. CHARNY_190810_205.JPG: Officers' Row in 1882 In 1833, the Navy built a row of five housed for master tradesmen. These warrant officers, such as the master sailmaker and the master carpenter; managed the principal shops of the yard for the commandant. Today these houses are private residences for National Park Service and Navy families.
17. CHARNY_190810_207.JPG: Commandant's House in 1852 Built in 1805, the house on the hill was a home for the commandant of the yard and his family. For 170 years, the 14-room mansion was also the scene of local, national, and international receptions. Today the house continues to host receptions and special events.
18. CHARNY_190810_210.JPG: Marine Barracks in the 1860s Built in 1805, the house on the hill was a home for the commandant of the yard and his family. For 170 years, the 14-room mansion was also the scene of local, national, and international receptions. Today the house continues to host receptions and special events.
19. CHARNY_190810_212.JPG: The porch of the Commandant's House in the 1960s, facing the yard.
20. CHARNY_190810_213.JPG: Sleeping quarters in the Marine Barracks in 1850. The Marine Corps enforced law and provided security for the yard. Over the years the detachment varied from 15 marines to its World War II strength of 600 marines.
21. CHARNY_190810_216.JPG: Ezekiel Howard
22. CHARNY_190810_219.JPG: Dedicated to the Men of the Boston Naval Shipyard who made the supreme sacrifice in defense of their country in all wars 1800 – 1950 "For what avail the plough or sail Or land or life, if freedom fail?" Presented by employees August 25, 1950
23. CHARNY_190810_221.JPG: Eliza Callendar
24. CHARNY_190810_224.JPG: Life and Work in the Navy Yard in 1812
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Wikipedia Description: Charleston Naval Shipyard
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Charleston Naval Shipyard (formerly known as the Charleston Navy Yard) was a U.S. Navy ship building and repair facility located along the west bank of the Cooper River, in North Charleston, South Carolina and part of Naval Base Charleston. It began operations in 1901 as a drydock, and continued as a navy facility until 1996 when it was leased to Detyens Shipyards, Inc. during down-sizing.

The yard first produced the destroyer USS Tillman (DD-135), then began to increase production in the 1930s. A total of 21 destroyers were assembled at the naval facility.

In 1931, Ellicott Dredges delivered the 20-inch cutter dredge ORION still in operation at the old Charleston Naval Shipyard.

"Two of the largest vessels ever built at the yard were two destroyer tenders, the Tidewater (AD-31) and the Bryce Canyon (AD-36). The Keels of these ships were laid in November 1944 and July 1945, respectively. Peak employment of 25,948 was reached in July 1943.

After the war, the shipyard was responsible for the repairs and alterations of captured German submarines. In April 1948 Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan told Charleston's Representative Rivers and Senator Burnet R. Maybank that the Navy planned for CNSY to become a submarine overhaul yard and would ask for an initial appropriation for a battery-charging unit.

The first submarine, the Conger (SS-477), arrived for overhaul in August 1948. the shipyard expected to overhaul about 132 ships during the year, and its work force had stabilized to nearly 5,000 persons.

North Korean invasion of South Korea in June 1950 increased production once again. By 1951 the shipyard was back to over 8,000 employees. In all, the shipyard activated forty-four vessels and converted twenty-seven for active fleet duty during the Korean War.

Submarines continued to be built into the 1960s along with missiles, and nuclear submarine overhauls took place like with th ...More...
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