Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company

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The Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was a United States shipyard in New Jersey active from 1917 to 1948. It was founded during World War I to build ships for the United States Shipping Board. Unlike many shipyards, it remained active during the shipbuilding slump of the 1920s and early 1930s that followed the World War I boom years. During World War II, it built merchant ships as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding program, at the same time producing more destroyers for the United States Navy than any yard other than the Bath Iron Works. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, the shipyard was located at Kearny Point where the mouth of the Hackensack River meets Newark Bay in the Port of New York and New Jersey.

1917 — 1948  Wikimedia, Wikidata
shipyard, shipbuilding, 

Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, Fletcher-class destroyer, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, 

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Location: 40.7239, -74.1061, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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    Launch of USS Gustafson (DE-182) at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey (USA), on 3 October 1943 (L45-114.07.01)Launch of USS Gustafson (DE-182) at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey (USA), on 3 October 1943 (L45-114.07.01)
    Launch of USS Fletcher (DD-445) and USS Radford (DD-446) at Federal SB&DD in May 1942Launch of USS Fletcher (DD-445) and USS Radford (DD-446) at Federal SB&DD in May 1942
    Start of 1st ship, Newark Yards LOC 24169297321Start of 1st ship, Newark Yards LOC 24169297321
    Christening of USS Micka (DE-176) at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, New Jersey (USA), 23 August 1943 (NH 96611)Christening of USS Micka (DE-176) at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, New Jersey (USA), 23 August 1943 (NH 96611)
    FederalshipbuildingkearneyFederalshipbuildingkearney
    New Jersey - Kearney - NARA - 68144659New Jersey - Kearney - NARA - 68144659
    Ship Building - Steel - Federal Shipbuilding Co. (165-WW-494B-3) - DPLA - 40b5d0010ced8702974f192eb8c1c882Ship Building - Steel - Federal Shipbuilding Co. (165-WW-494B-3) - DPLA - 40b5d0010ced8702974f192eb8c1c882
    HACKENSACK RIVER IN NEW JERSEY IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. LANDS ADJACENT TO THE BIGHT, RIVERS FLOWING INTO... - NARA - 555767HACKENSACK RIVER IN NEW JERSEY IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. LANDS ADJACENT TO THE BIGHT, RIVERS FLOWING INTO... - NARA - 555767
    Ship Building - Steel - Federal Shipbuilding Co. - BUILDING SHIPS FOR GOVERNMENT. General view of water front from C.R.R. Tower. Federal Shipbuilding Plant, Kearny, N.J. - NARA - 55249735Ship Building - Steel - Federal Shipbuilding Co. - BUILDING SHIPS FOR GOVERNMENT. General view of water front from C.R.R. Tower. Federal Shipbuilding Plant, Kearny, N.J. - NARA - 55249735
    New Jersey - Kearney - NARA - 68144657New Jersey - Kearney - NARA - 68144657
      TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
      commonsimageLaunch of USS Gustafson (DE-182) at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey (USA), on 3 October 1943 (L45-114.07.01) Commons
      commonsimageLaunch of USS Fletcher (DD-445) and USS Radford (DD-446) at Federal SB&DD in May 1942 Commons
      commonsimageStart of 1st ship, Newark Yards LOC 24169297321 Commons
      commonsimageChristening of USS Micka (DE-176) at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, New Jersey (USA), 23 August 1943 (NH 96611) Commons
      commonsimageFederalshipbuildingkearney Commons
      commonsimageNew Jersey - Kearney - NARA - 68144659 Commons
      commonsimageShip Building - Steel - Federal Shipbuilding Co. (165-WW-494B-3) - DPLA - 40b5d0010ced8702974f192eb8c1c882 Commons
      commonsimageHACKENSACK RIVER IN NEW JERSEY IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. LANDS ADJACENT TO THE BIGHT, RIVERS FLOWING INTO... - NARA - 555767 Commons
      commonsimageShip Building - Steel - Federal Shipbuilding Co. - BUILDING SHIPS FOR GOVERNMENT. General view of water front from C.R.R. Tower. Federal Shipbuilding Plant, Kearny, N.J. - NARA - 55249735 Commons
      commonsimageNew Jersey - Kearney - NARA - 68144657 Commons
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