Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard

Type   256 Shipyard
Historical Name of Location   Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates   42.238819000, -70.972389000

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Ships Constructed at Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard

Ship NameYard NoSlip/Drydock NoOrderedLaid DownLaunchedCommissioned
S-26
Detroit29 Jun 192231 Jul 1923
Ancon24 Sep 193812 Aug 1942
Nevada4 Apr 191211 Jul 191411 Mar 1916
R-116 Oct 191724 Aug 191816 Dec 1918
R-516 Oct 191724 Nov 191815 Apr 1919
S-1815 Aug 191829 Apr 19203 Apr 1924
S-25/Jastrzab26 Oct 191829 May 19229 Jul 1923
R-1429 Oct 19166 Nov 191810 Oct 191924 Dec 1919
S-2318 Jan 191927 Oct 192030 Oct 1923
S-2816 Apr 191920 Sep 192213 Dec 1923
S-29/P55617 Apr 19199 Nov 192222 May 1924
S-4313 Dec 192031 Mar 192331 Dec 1924
S-4529 Dec 192026 Jun 192331 Mar 1925
Lexington (Lexington-class)8 Jan 19213 Oct 192514 Dec 1927
S-4419 Feb 192127 Oct 192316 Feb 1925
S-4623 Feb 192111 Sep 19235 Jun 1925
Northampton18 Dec 192412 Apr 19285 Sep 192917 May 1930
Portland17 Feb 193021 May 193223 Feb 1933
Farragut20 Sep 193215 Mar 193418 Jun 1934
Quincy (New Orleans-class)15 Nov 193319 Jun 19359 Jun 1936
Vincennes2 Jan 193421 May 193624 Feb 1937
Gridley3 Jun 19351 Dec 193624 Jun 1937
Craven3 Jun 193525 Feb 19372 Sep 1937
McCall17 Mar 193620 Nov 193722 Jun 1938
Wasp (Wasp-class)19 Sep 19351 Apr 19364 Apr 193925 Apr 1940
Massachusetts20 Jul 193923 Sep 194112 May 1942
San Diego27 Mar 194026 Jul 194110 Jan 1942
San Juan15 May 19406 Sep 194128 Feb 1942
Baltimore26 May 194128 Jul 194215 Apr 1943
Lexington (Essex-class)15 Jul 194123 Sep 194217 Feb 1943
Canberra (Baltimore-class)3 Sep 194119 Apr 194314 Oct 1943
Bunker Hill15 Sep 19417 Dec 194224 May 1943
Wasp (Essex-class)18 Mar 194217 Aug 194324 Nov 1943
Hancock26 Jan 194324 Jan 194415 Apr 1944
Saint Paul3 Feb 194316 Sep 194417 Feb 1945
Pasadena6 Feb 194328 Dec 19438 Jun 1944


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Photographs

Launching ceremony of S-26, at Bethlehem ShipbuildingScrews and stern of the cruiser Northampton on the ways ten days before her launching, Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 26 Aug 1929. Note the man standing on the scaffold next to the propeller shaft.Commissioning ceremonies aboard the cruiser Northampton at the Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 17 May 1930. Note the senior officers in their cocked hats.Launching of the Cleveland-class cruiser Pasadena at the Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States 23 Dec 1943.
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Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard Timeline

26 Oct 1918 The keel of S-25 was laid down at the Bethlehem shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.
6 Nov 1918 The keel of R-14 was laid down at the Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.
11 Apr 1919 The keel of S-27 was laid down at the Bethlehem shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.
17 Apr 1919 The keel of S-29 was laid down at the Bethlehem shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.
10 Oct 1919 R-14 was launched at the Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. She was sponsored by Ms. Florence L. Gardner.
13 Dec 1920 The keel of S-43 was laid down at the Bethlehem shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.
29 May 1922 S-25 was launched at the Bethlehem shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, sponsored by Mrs. Vera Hobart Schlabach, wife of naval officer Ross Schlabach.
18 Oct 1922 S-27 was launched at the Bethlehem shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, sponsored by Alice Baldwin (née Blackwood), wife of retired US Army general Frank Baldwin.
9 Nov 1922 S-29 was launched at the Bethlehem shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, wife of US Navy officer Ronan C. Grady.
31 Mar 1923 S-43 was launched at the Bethlehem shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, sponsored by the wife of naval officer and submariner John H. Brown, Jr.
17 May 1930 Cruiser USS Northampton was commissioned at the Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States with Captain Walter N. Vernou in command.
6 Feb 1943 Cleveland-class cruiser Pasadena was laid down at the Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.
17 Feb 1943 Lexington (Essex-class) was commissioned into service.
28 Dec 1943 Cleveland-class cruiser Pasadena was launched at the Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, sponsored by the wife of Carl Gustav Wopschall, the mayor of Pasadena, California, United States.
8 Jun 1944 Cleveland-class cruiser USS Pasadena was commissioned at the Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States with Captain Richard B. Tuggle in command.




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Lat/Long 42.2388, -70.9724
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Launching ceremony of S-26, at Bethlehem Shipbuilding
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