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United States Navy Yard
The U.S. Navy Yard was established in 1801 on the site of a small local shipyard. Over the years it was expanded to 291 acres, comprising six dry docks, many miles of railroad tracks, lumber yards, warehouses, a hospital and officer's housing. Ninety-three ships were built at the Navy Yard and several hundreds were refitted for battle in the Civil War, World War I and World War II. Some of the important ships launched at the Navy Yard were the "Ohio" (1820), the "Maine" (1890), and the "Missouri" (1944). The "Duluth," the last ship to be built at the Navy Yard, was launched in 1965, a year before the Navy Yard closed. |