Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
- Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. During World War II, it built ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located in Kearny, New Jersey.
hips built
Ships built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company include:
* Cruisers
** USS Atlanta (CL-51)
** USS Spokane (CL-120)
* Destroyers
** USS Kearny (DD-432)
** USS Ericsson (DD-440)
** USS Waller (DD-466)
** USS Nelson (DD-623)
** USS Stevenson (DD-645)
** USS Stockton (DD-646)
** USS Thorn (DD-647)
** USS Allen M. Sumner (DD-692)
** USS Moale (DD-693)
** USS Ingraham (DD-694)
** USS Cooper (DD-695)
** USS English (DD-696)
** USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-697)
** USS Compton (DD-705)
** USS Soley (DD-707)
** USS Gyatt (DD-712)
** USS Black (DD-666)
** USS William R. Rush (DD-714)
* Maritime Commission tankers converted into escort carriers
** "Esso Trenton", launched in 1939
** "Markay", launched in 1940
References
* [http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/1major/inactive/federalkearny.htm Detailed record of all ships built at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/kearny.htm Kearny Yard history]
* [http://www.destroyerhistory.org/destroyers/federal.html Yard background and photographs from 1945 and 2003]
* [http://www.phillyseaport.org/LWL A web exhibit of ship christening photos that includes half a dozen images of launching ceremonies at the Kearny Yard]
*http://www.riverterminal.com/ - River Terminal Development, on the site of the shipyard.
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