List of ships built at the Boston Navy Yard information
The following is a partial list of ships built at the Boston Navy Yard, also called the Charlestown Navy Yard and Boston Naval Shipyard. The year shown is the launch year.
Aerial view of the Boston Navy Yard in April 1960.The South Boston Naval Annex, circa 1958
1814: USS Independence (90-gun ship of the line)[1] War of 1812; Mexican–American War
1825: USS Boston (18-gun sloop of war)[2] Mexican–American War
1827: USS Warren (20-gun sloop of war)[3] Mexican–American War
1827: USS Falmouth (24-gun sloop of war)[4] Mexican–American War
1837: USS Cyane (22-gun sloop of war)[5] Mexican–American War; American Civil War
1839: USS Marion (16-gun sloop of war)[6] American Civil War
1842: USS Cumberland (50-gun frigate)[7] Mexican–American War; Battle of Hampton Roads
1844: USS Plymouth (22-gun sloop of war)[8] Perry Expedition
1848: USS Vermont (74-gun ship of the line)[9] American Civil War
1858: USS Hartford (22-gun sloop of war)[10] Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip; Battle of Mobile Bay
1859: USS Narragansett (5-gun sloop of war)[11] American Civil War
1861: USS Wachusett (10-gun sloop of war)[12] Peninsula Campaign; Bahia incident
1861: USS Housatonic (11-gun sloop of war)[13] Sinking of USS Housatonic
1861: USS Maratanza (side-wheel steam gunboat)[14] Peninsula Campaign; First Battle of Fort Fisher; Second Battle of Fort Fisher
1862: USS Canandaigua (6-gun sloop of war)[15] American Civil War
1862: USS Tioga (side-wheel steam gunboat)[16] American Civil War
1862: USS Genesee (side-wheel steam gunboat)[17] American Civil War
1863: USS Monadnock (monitor)[18] First Battle of Fort Fisher; Second Battle of Fort Fisher
1863: USS Pequot (gunboat)[19] First Battle of Fort Fisher; Second Battle of Fort Fisher
1863: USS Saco (gunboat)[20] American Civil War
1863: USS Winooski (side-wheel steam gunboat)[21]
1864: USS Ammonoosuc (frigate)[22]
1865: USS Guerriere (sloop of war)[23]
1866: USS Worcester (sloop of war)[24]
1867: USS Nantasket (sloop of war)[25]
1868: USS Alaska (sloop of war)[26] Battle of Ganghwa
1876: USS Vandalia (sloop of war)[27] 1889 Apia cyclone
1916: USS Bridge (Combat stores ship)[28] World War I; World War II
1919: USS Brazos (Fleet oiler)[29] World War II
1920: USS Neches (Fleet oiler)[30] World War II
1921: USS Pecos (Fleet oiler)[31] World War II
2 of 8 Farragut-class destroyers
1934: USS MacDonough (DD-351) [32] Attack on Pearl Harbor; Battle of Savo Island; Battle of the Philippine Sea; Battle of Leyte Gulf
1935: USS Monaghan (DD-354) [32] Attack on Pearl Harbor; Battle of the Coral Sea; Battle of Midway; Battle of the Komandorski Islands; Battle of the Philippine Sea
2 of 18 Mahan-class destroyers
1935: USS Case (DD-370) [33] Attack on Pearl Harbor; Battle of the Philippine Sea
1935: USS Conyngham (DD-371) [33] Attack on Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands; Operation Crossroads
2 of 8 Bagley-class destroyers
1936: USS Mugford (DD-389) [34] Attack on Pearl Harbor
1936: USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) [34] Attack on Pearl Harbor; Battle of Savo Island; Battle of Kolombangara; Battle off Cape Engaño; Operation Crossroads
2 of 10 Benham-class destroyers
1938: USS Mayrant (DD-402) [34] Naval Battle of Casablanca; Operation Crossroads
1938: USS Trippe (DD-403) [34] Allied invasion of Sicily; Invasion of Salerno; Operation Crossroads
2 of 12 Sims-class destroyers
1939: USS O'Brien (DD-415) [35] Guadalcanal Campaign
1939: USS Walke (DD-416) [35] Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
2 of 30 Benson-class destroyers
1939: USS Madison (DD-425) [35] Battle of the Atlantic; Operation Dragoon
1939: USS Lansdale (DD-426) [35] Battle of the Atlantic
10 of 66 Gleaves-class destroyers
1940: USS Gwin (DD-433) [36] Doolittle Raid; Battle of Midway; Naval Battle of Guadalcanal; Battle of Kolombangara
1940: USS Meredith (DD-434) [36] Doolittle Raid
1940: USS Wilkes (DD-441) [37] Naval Battle of Casablanca
1940: USS Nicholson (DD-442) [37] invasion of Salerno; Battle for Leyte Gulf
1941: USS Forrest (DD-461) [37] Operation Torch; Normandy invasion; Operation Dragoon; Battle of Okinawa
1941: USS Cowie (DD-632) [38] Operation Torch; Allied invasion of Sicily
1941: USS Knight (DD-633) [38] Operation Torch; Allied invasion of Sicily; Allied invasion of Italy
1941: USS Doran (DD-634) [38] Operation Torch; Allied invasion of Sicily
1941: USS Earle (DD-635) [38] Allied invasion of Sicily
14 of 175 Fletcher-class destroyers
1942: USS Guest (DD-472) [38] Battle of the Philippine Sea; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
1942: USS Bennett (DD-473) [38] Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
1942: USS Fullam (DD-474) [38] Battle of the Philippine Sea; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
1942: USS Hudson (DD-475) [38] Battle of the Philippine Sea; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
1942: USS Hutchins (DD-476) [38] Battle of Surigao Strait; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
1942: USS Charrette (DD-581) [39] Battle of the Philippine Sea; Battle for Leyte Gulf
1942: USS Conner (DD-582) [39] Battle of the Philippine Sea; Battle for Leyte Gulf
1942: USS Hall (DD-583) [39] Philippines campaign; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS Halligan (DD-584) [39] Philippines campaign; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS Haraden (DD-585) [39] Philippines campaign
1943: USS Newcomb (DD-586) [39] Battle of Surigao Strait; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS Bennion (DD-662) [40] Battle of Leyte; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663) [40] Battle of Surigao Strait; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) [40] Battle of Surigao Strait; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
21 of 65 Evarts-class destroyer escorts
1942: USS Evarts (DE-5) [41] Battle of the Atlantic
1942: USS Wyffels (DE-6) [41] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: USS Griswold (DE-7) [41] shared credit for sinking I-39; Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS Steele (DE-8) [41] Pacific Theater of Operations
1943: USS Carlson (DE-9) [41] Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS Bebas (DE-10) [42] Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS Crouter (DE-11) [42] Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS Seid (DE-256) [42] Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS Smartt (DE-257) [42] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: USS Walter S. Brown (DE-258) [42] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: USS William C. Miller (DE-259) [42] shared credit for sinking Japanese submarine I-55 (1944)
1943: USS Cabana (DE-260) [42] Pacific Theater of Operations
1943: USS Dionne (DE-261) [42] Pacific Theater of Operations
1943: USS Canfield (DE-262) [43] Pacific Theater of Operations
1943: USS Deede (DE-263) [43] Pacific Theater of Operations
1943: USS Elden (DE-264) [43] Pacific Theater of Operations
1943: USS Cloues (DE-265) [43] Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS O'Toole (DE-527) [43] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: USS John J. Powers (DE-528) [43] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: USS Mason (DE-529) [43] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: USS John M. Bermingham (DE-530) [43] Battle of the Atlantic
31 of 32 Evarts-class destroyer escorts converted to Captain-class frigates
1942: HMS Bayntun[44] shared credit for sinking U-757, U-1279, U-989 & U-1278
1942: HMS Bazely[44] shared credit for sinking U-648, U-600 & U-636
1942: HMS Berry[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1942: HMS Blackwood[44] shared credit for sinking U-648 & U-600
1943: HMS Burges[44] shared credit for sinking U-1063
1943: HMS Capel[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Cooke[44] shared credit for sinking U-988 & U-214
1943: HMS Dacres[44] Normandy Invasion
1943: HMS Domett[44] shared credit for sinking U-988
1943: HMS Foley[44] shared credit for sinking U-538
1943: HMS Garlies[44] shared credit for sinking U-358
1943: HMS Gould[44] shared credit for sinking U-91 & U-358
1943: HMS Grindall[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Gardiner[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Goodall[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Goodson[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Gore[44] shared credit for sinking U-91 & U-358
1943: HMS Keats[44] shared credit for sinking U-1172 & U-285
1943: HMS Kempthorne[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Kingsmill[44] Normandy Invasion
1943: HMS Lawford[44] Normandy Invasion
1943: HMS Louis[44] shared credit for sinking U-445
1943: HMS Lawson[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Pasley[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Loring[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Hoste[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Moorsom[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Manners[44] shared credit for sinking U-1051
1943: HMS Mounsey[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Inglis[44] Battle of the Atlantic
1943: HMS Inman[44] Battle of the Atlantic
10 of 83 John C. Butler-class destroyer escorts
1943: USS Edward H. Allen (DE-531) [45] rescued crew of the SS Andrea Doria
1943: USS Tweedy (DE-532) [45]
1943: USS Howard F. Clark (DE-533) [45] Battle for Leyte Gulf; Battle of Okinawa
1943: USS Silverstein (DE-534) [45] Pacific Theater of Operations; Korean War
1943: USS Lewis (DE-535) [45] Pacific Theater of Operations
1943: USS Bivin (DE-536) [45] Pacific Theater of Operations
1943: USS Rizzi (DE-537) [45]
1943: USS Osberg (DE-538) [45]
1943: USS Wagner (DER-539) [45]
1943: USS Vandivier (DER-540) [45]
4 of 29 Tench-class submarines
1944: USS Amberjack (SS-522) [46]
1944: USS Grampus (SS-523) [46]
1944: USS Pickerel (SS-524) [46]
1944: USS Grenadier (SS-525) [46]
4 of 17 Casa Grande-class dock landing ships
1945: USS Donner (LSD-20) [47] Mercury-Redstone 2 recovery
1945: USS Fort Mandan (LSD-21) [47]
1945: USS Tortuga (LSD-26) [47] Korean War; Vietnam War
1945: USS Whetstone (LSD-27) [47] Korean War; Vietnam War
APD conversions
Sims (DE-154)
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