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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn, New York
Type Shipyard
Built 1801
In use 1806 — 1966
Controlled by United States Navy

The United States Navy Yard, New York - better known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard (NYNSY) - is located 1. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 7 miles (2. 7 km) northeast of the Battery on the Brooklyn side of the East River in Wallabout Basin, a semicircular bend of the East River across from Corlear's Hook in Manhattan. Battery Park is a 25-acre (10 hectare public park located at the Battery the southern tip of the New York City borough of Manhattan, facing Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The East River is a tidal Strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end Wallabout Bay is small body of water in Upper New York Bay along the northwest shore of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, between the present The East River is a tidal Strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The area is part of Brooklyn Community Board 2. Brooklyn Community Board 2 is a local governmental body in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that encompasses the neighborhoods Bounded by Navy Street, Flushing and Clinton Avenues, it covered over 200 acres (0. 81 km²) at the height of its production of U. S. Navy warships. A warship is a Ship that is built and primarily intended for Combat.

Seen from mid-stream East River
Seen from mid-stream East River

Contents

Navy

Following the American Revolution, the waterfront site was used to build merchant vessels. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Federal authorities purchased the old docks and forty acres of land for forty thousand dollars in 1801, and the property became an active U.S. Navy shipyard five years later, in 1806. Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships These can be Yachts military The offices, store-houses and barracks were constructed of handmade bricks, and the yard's oldest structure (located in Vinegar Hill), the 1807 federal style commandant's house, was designed by Charles Bulfinch, architect of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.. An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an Organization with specific duties attached Barracks are living quarters for personnel on a Military post Vinegar Hill is a Neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City on the East River Waterfront between DUMBO Chester TownshipJPG|thumb|right|A federal style colonial home in Chester Township New Jersey]] Federal-style architecture occurred in the United States between 1780 Charles Bulfinch ( August 8 1763 – April 15 1844) was an early American Architect, and has been regarded by many An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Many officers were housed in Admiral's Row. Admiral's Row is a row of Second Empire style homes formerly used by naval officers in the New York City borough of Brooklyn at the Brooklyn

Military chain of command was strictly observed. In a Military context the chain of command is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed within a Military unit and between different During the Yard's construction of Robert Fulton's steam frigate, Fulton, launched in 1815, the year of Fulton's death, the Navy Yard's chief officers were listed as follows:

The nation's first ironclad ship, Monitor, was fitted with its revolutionary iron cladding at the nearby Continental Iron Works. Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country Marines (from the English adjective marine, meaning of the sea, from Latin language mare, meaning sea via French adjective Design Monitor was one of three ironclad warships ordered by the U By the American Civil War, the yard had expanded to employ about 6000 men. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South In 1890, the ill-fated Maine was launched from the Yard's ways. "The Maine" redirects here For the pop punk band see The Maine (band. The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old

Northernmost channel of the Navy Yard
Northernmost channel of the Navy Yard
Base housing at Ryerson Avenue gate
Base housing at Ryerson Avenue gate
Vanderbilt Avenue gate
Vanderbilt Avenue gate

On the eve of World War II, the yard contained more than five miles (8 km) of paved streets, four dry docks ranging in length from 326 to 700 feet (99 to 213 meters), two steel shipways, and six pontoons and cylindrical floats for salvage work, barracks for marines, a power plant, a large radio station, and a railroad spur, as well as the expected foundries, machine shops, and warehouses. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform In 1937 the battleship North Carolina was laid down. A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were Construction and shakedown She was laid down 27 October 1937 at the New York Naval Shipyard and launched on 13 June 1940 sponsored by Isabel Hoey (daughter In 1938, the yard employed about ten thousand men, of whom one-third were Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers. The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest New Deal agency employing millions of people The battleship Iowa was completed in 1942. Construction See also Iowa class battleship, Armament of the Iowa class battleship Iowa was the lead ship of her class of " On January 12, 1953, test operations began on Antietam, which emerged in December 1952 from the Yard as America's first angled-deck aircraft carrier. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Operations World War II and Occupation of Japan The aircraft carrier completed fitting out at Philadelphia until 2 March when she got underway for An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with

At its peak, during World War II, the yard employed 70,000 people, 24 hours a day. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Unfortunately for its workers, the Brooklyn Navy Yard made extensive use of asbestos in the manufacturing and repairing of its ships during the twentieth century. Asbestos is a group of Minerals with long thin fibrous Crystals The word "asbestos" (῾ἀσβεστος is derived from a Greek adjective While the federal government successfully resisted responsibility in court for the extensive and often mortal health problems that resulted in the following years, thousands of retired workers have successfully sued the private businesses that supplied asbestos products to the U. S. Navy.

Commercial

The Navy decommissioned the yard in 1966 and sold it to the City of New York. The City of New York It then became an area of private manufacturing and commercial activity. It now has over 200 tenants with more than 3,500 employees, and is managed and operated by the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation for the City of New York.

The yard has three piers, owned by the city and operated by Seatrain Shipbuilding and Coastal Drydock and Repair Corporation, and a total of 10 berths ranging from 350 to 890 feet (270 m) long, with ten-foot deck height and 25 to 40 feet (7 to 12 meters) of depth alongside. Seatrain Lines started Seatrain Shipbuilding inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1968 with the intent to build 5 VLCC's 225000 Large Crude Carriers commonly call Supertankers A drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business Seatrain built 4 VLCC Tankers, 8 Barges, 1 Ice Breaker Barge and 8 Barges from 1968 to 1980 when they went out of business. Coastal Drydock only did repairs on Naval Vessels. Coastal Drydock went out of business in the early 1980s. A Federal project maintains a channel depth of 35 feet (10 m) from Throgs Neck to the yard, about two miles (3 km) from the western entrance, and thence 40 feet (12 m) of depth to the deep water in the Upper Bay. Currents in the East River can be strong, and congestion heavy. A current, in a River or Stream, is the Flow of Water influenced by Gravity as the water moves Downhill to reduce its Access to the piers requires passage under the Manhattan Bridge (a suspension span with a clearance of 134 feet (41 m) and the Brooklyn Bridge (a suspension span with a clearance of 127 feet (39 m). A pier is a raised Walkway over water supported by widely spread Piles or pillars. The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the suspended-deck type The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest Suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5989 feet (1825 m over the East River connecting the

Commander's quarters
Commander's quarters

Quarters A, the commander's quarters building, is a National Historic Landmark. Quarters A Brooklyn Navy Yard was the residence of the commander of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the The Navy Yard Hospital Building (R95) and Surgeon's Residence (R1) are both designated as NYC Landmark buildings. This is an incomplete list of landmarks designated by the New York City Landmark Preservation Commission. A report commissioned by the National Guard suggests that the entirety of the Admiral's Row property meets the eligibility criteria for inclusion on the National Registry of Historic Places. Admiral's Row is a row of Second Empire style homes formerly used by naval officers in the New York City borough of Brooklyn at the Brooklyn The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of

Commandants of the U. S. Navy Yard, New York: 1806–1945

  1. Lieutenant Jonathan Thorn, 1 June 1806 – 13 July 1807
  2. Captain Isaac Chauncey, 13 July 1807 – 16 May 1813
  3. Captain Samuel Evans, 16 May 1813 – 2 June 1824
  4. Commander George W. Jonathan Thorn ( 8 January 1779 &ndash 15 June 1811) was an officer of the United States Navy in the early 1800s Isaac Chauncey ( 20 February 1779 &ndash 27 January 1840) was an officer in the United States Navy. Samuel Evans may refer to Samuel Evans (VC (c 1821–1901 Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross Satyananda Stokes (1882–1946 Rodgers, 2 June 1824 – 21 December 1824
  5. Captain Isaac Chauncey, 21 December 1824 – 10 June 1833
  6. Captain Charles G. Ridgeley, 10 June 1833 – 19 November 1839
  7. Captain James Renshaw, 19 November 1839 – 12 June 1841
  8. Captain Matthew C. Perry, 12 June 1841 – 15 July 1843
  9. Captain Silas H. Stringham, 15 July 1843 – 1 October 1846
  10. Captain Isaac McKeever, 1 October 1846 – 1 October 1849
  11. Captain William D. Isaac Chauncey ( 20 February 1779 &ndash 27 January 1840) was an officer in the United States Navy. Charles Goodwin Ridgeley (1784 &ndash 8 February 1848) was an officer in the United States Navy. Matthew Calbraith Perry ( April 10, 1794 &ndash March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U Silas Horton Stringham ( 7 November 1798 - 7 February 1876) was an admiral in the United States Navy. Salter, 1 October 1849 – 14 October 1852
  12. Captain Charles Boardman, 14 October 1852 – 1 October 1855
  13. Captain Abraham Bigelow, 1 October 1855 – 8 June 1857
  14. Captain Lawrence Kearny, 8 June 1857 – 1 November 1858
  15. Captain Samuel L. Breese, 1 November 1858 – 25 October 1861
  16. Captain Hiram Paulding, 25 October 1861 – 1 May 1865
  17. Commodore Charles H. Bell, 1 May 1865 – 1 May 1868
  18. Rear Admiral Sylvanus W. Commodore Lawrence Kearny ( 30 November 1789 &ndash 29 November 1868) was an officer in the United States Navy during the early nineteenth Samuel Livingston Breese ( August 6 1794 &ndash December 17 1870) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. Hiram Paulding ( December 11, 1797 – October 20, 1878) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, who served from the Charles H Bell may refer to Charles H Bell (naval officer, an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 and the First Barbary War Gordon, 1 May 1868 – 15 October 1870
  19. Rear Admiral Melancton Smith, 15 October 1870 – 1 June 1872
  20. Vice Admiral Stephen C. Rowan, 1 June 1872 – 1 September 1876
  21. Commodore James W. Nicholson, 1 September 1876 – 1 May 1880
  22. Commodore George H. Melancton Smith ( May 7 1744 &ndash July 29 1798) was a New York Delegate to the Continental Congress. Stephen Clegg Rowan (1808 &ndash 31 March 1890) was an Admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Mexican-American War Rear Admiral James William Augustus Nicholson ( 10 March 1821 &ndash 28 October 1887) was an officer in the United States Navy during Cooper, 1 May 1880 – 1 April 1882
  23. Commodore John H. Upshur, 1 April 1882 – 31 March 1884
  24. Commodore Thomas S. John Henry Upshur ( 5 December 1823 &ndash 30 May 1917) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Mexican-American Fillebrown, 31 March 1884 – 31 December 1884
  25. Commodore Ralph Chandler, 31 December 1884 – 15 October 1886
  26. Commodore Bancroft Gherardi, 15 October 1886 – 15 February 1889
  27. Captain Francis M. Ramsay, 15 February 1889 – 14 November 1889
  28. Rear Admiral Daniel L. Braine, 14 November 1889 – 20 May 1891
  29. Commodore Henry Erben, 20 May 1891 – 1 June 1893
  30. Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, 1 June 1893 – 22 November 1894
  31. Commodore Montgomery Sicard, 22 November 1894 – 1 May 1897
  32. Commodore Francis M. Rear Admiral Ralph Chandler ( 23 August 1829 &ndash 9 February 1889) served in the United States Navy. Bancroft Gherardi (November 10 1832 - December 10 1903 was born in Jackson, Louisiana. Admiral Francis Munroe Ramsay ( 5 April 1835 &ndash 19 July 1914) was an officer in the United States Navy who distinguished Daniel Lawrence Braine ( 18 May 1829 &ndash 30 January 1898) was an admiral of the United States Navy in the 19th century Henry Erben ( 5 September 1832 &ndash 23 October 1909) was an admiral of the United States Navy, serving in the American Civil Bancroft Gherardi (November 10 1832 - December 10 1903 was born in Jackson, Louisiana. Rear Admiral Montgomery Sicard ( 30 September 1836 &ndash 14 September 1900) was an officer in the United States Navy during Bunce, 1 May 1897 – 14 January 1899
  33. Commodore John W. Philip, 14 January 1899 – 17 July 1900
  34. Rear Admiral Albert S. Parker, 17 July 1900 – 1 April 1903
  35. Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers, 1 April 1903 – 3 October 1904
  36. Rear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan, 3 October 1904 – 1 June 1907
  37. Rear Admiral Casper F. Rear Admiral Joseph Bulloch Coghlan ( 9 December 1844 &ndash 5 December 1908) was an officer in the United States Navy during Goodrich, 1 June 1907 – 15 May 1909
  38. Captain Joseph B. Murdock, 15 May 1909 – 21 March 1910
  39. Rear Admiral Eugene H. C. Leutze (Ret. Eugene Henry Cozzens Leutze ( 16 November 1847 &ndash 1 September 1931) was an admiral of the United States Navy. ), 21 March 1910 – 6 June 1912
  40. Captain Albert Gleaves, 6 June 1912 – 28 September 1914
  41. Rear Admiral N. Albert Gleaves (January 1 1858 &ndash January 6 1937 was an Admiral in the United States Navy, also notable as a Naval historian. R. Usher, 28 September 1914 – 25 February 1918
  42. Rear Admiral John D. McDonald, 28 September 1914 – 1 July 1921
  43. Rear Admiral Carl T. Vogelgesang, 1 July 1921 – 27 November 1922
  44. Rear Admiral Charles P. Plunkett, 27 November 1922 – 16 February 1928
  45. Captain Frank Lyon, 16 February 1928 – 2 July 1928
  46. Rear Admiral Louis R. de Steiguer, 2 July 1928 – 18 March 1931
  47. Rear Admiral William W. Phelps, 18 March 1931 – 30 June 1933
  48. Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, Jr. John Dann MacDonald ( July 24, 1916 &ndash December 28, 1986) was an American Author. Carl Theodore, the youngest of six sons received his education in the Public schools of Stockton California. Rear Admiral Charles Peshall Plunkett, USN ( 15 February 1864 - 24 March 1931) was a United States Navy officer who served in the Admiral Louis Rodolph de Steiguer ( March 18, 1867 - April 20, 1947) was an officer in the U William Phelps may refer to Bill Phelps (b 1934 Lieutenant Governor of Missouri William Lyon Phelps (1865&ndash1943 American author , 30 June 1933 – 9 March 1936
  49. Captain Frederick L. Oliver, 9 March 1936 – 20 April 1936
  50. Rear Admiral Harris L. Laning, 20 April 1936 – 24 September 1937
  51. Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward, 1 October 1937 – 1 March 1941
  52. Rear Admiral Edward J. Harris Laning, born October 18 1873 in Petersburg Illinois, graduated from the United States Naval Academy on June 7 1895 Clark Howell Woodward (1877-1968 served the United States Navy in five wars the Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, the Chinese Boxer Marquart, 2 June 1941 – 2 June 1943
  53. Rear Admiral Monroe R. Kelly, 2 June 1943 – 5 December 1944
  54. Rear Admiral Freeland A. Daubin, 5 December 1944 – 25 November 1945

See also

Admiral's Row

External links

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