List of ships built at the Boston Navy Yard

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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. Aerial view of the Boston Naval Shipyard in April 1960.jpg
Aerial view of the Boston Navy Yard in April 1960.
The South Boston Naval Annex, circa 1958 South Boston Naval Annex and South Boston Army Base, circa 1958.jpg
The South Boston Naval Annex, circa 1958

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