Boston Navy Yard

Boston Naval Shipyard
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
1912 Map of the Charlestown Navy Yard and Mystic Wharf
Location	Southeast of Chelsea Street, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°22′34″N 71°3′9″W / 42.37611°N 71.05250°W / 42.37611; -71.05250
Built	1800
Architect	Alexander Parris, et al.
NRHP reference No.	66000134[1]
Added to NRHP	15 November 1966

Boston Navy Shipyard
Boston, Massachusetts
Type	Shipyard
Site information
Controlled by	United States Navy
Site history
Built	1800
In use	1801–1975

The Boston Navy Yard was one of the oldest shipbuilding places in the United States Navy. It was first called the Charlestown Navy Yard and later Boston Naval Shipyard. It was started in 1801. It was officially closed as an active naval yard on July 1, 1974. The USS Constitution is still docked there. The USS Cassin Young, a World War II-era destroyer, is there and is a museum ship.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

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