Charlestown Navy Yard - U.S. National Park Service
The Charlestown Navy Yard built, repaired, modernized, and resupplied ships for 174 years. From here, ships and their sailors set off to places around the globe. For many sailors, this Charlestown waterfront was the last place they might touch U.S. soil for months, years, or perhaps never again.
Boston Navy Yard - Wikipedia
The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and later Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities in the United States Navy. It was established in 1801 as part of the recent establishment of the new U.S. Department of the Navy in 1798.
Charlestown Navy Yard - U.S. National Park Service
In 1800, the U.S. Navy established the Charlestown Navy Yard as one of the nation's first six navy yards. Over time, the Navy Yard grew to cover nearly 130 acres with over a hundred buildings, three dry docks, numerous piers, its own railway, and more.
Explore the Navy Yard - USS Constitution Museum
Built as one of the original six naval shipyards in the country, the Charlestown Navy Yard served as a hub of innovation, an employer of skilled workers, and a home to officers, sailors, and Marines for 174 years.
Charlestown Navy Yard - A Brief History - U.S. National Park Service
Known also as the Boston Naval Shipyard and the Boston Navy Yard, the Charlestown Navy Yard opened in 1800 as one of the first navy yards of the US Navy. The Charlestown Navy Yard lies in Boston's Inner Harbor and is at the junction of the Charles and Mystic Rivers.
Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Center - USS Constitution Museum
Explore the history and important role of building, repairing, modernizing, and resupplying the ships that would represent the United States around the world in the Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Center. The exhibit Serving the Naval Fleet tells the story of the yard, the ships it served, and the people who kept them seaworthy from 1800 to 1974.
Boston National Historical Park | CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD
2024年1月26日 · Here you can board the USS Constitution, the oldest Navy ship still in operation, and the USS Cassin Young, a World War II-era destroyer. The Navy Yard is also home to the USS Constitution Museum and the Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Center. Inside is a museum dedicated to the Navy Yard itself.
Charlestown Navy Yard - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go …
The Charlestown Navy Yard is the last stop on the Freedom Trail. It is the home of the oldest US Naval Ship the USS Constitution. There are several things here you can visit. First stop at the Park Service Visitors Center which has exhibits on the history of …
Charlestown Navy Yard - The Historical Marker Database
2023年1月28日 · Welcome to the Charlestown Navy Yard, home of USS Constitution (Old Ironsides), a place of shipbuilding, repair and outfitting for over 200 years. (A historical marker located in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.)
Charlestown Navy Yard Virtual Tour - U.S. National Park Service
2022年2月4日 · The Charlestown Navy Yard played a significant role in transforming the Navy from sail to steam and from wood to steel. This legacy is embedded in the surviving landscape. Join this virtual tour to explore how the Navy Yard fulfilled its mission, and secured that legacy.