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Destroyers in Wet Basin at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company – 1942

Former United States shipyard, active from 1917 to 1949. Operated by a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation. Located in Kearny, New Jersey.

Ships built

Ships built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company include:

Cruisers
- USS Atlanta (CL-51)
- USS Spokane (CL-120)
Destroyers
Maritime Commission tankers converted into escort carriers
- Esso Trenton, launched in 1939
- Markay, launched in 1940

References

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 ==References==
-[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/kearny.htm Kearny Yard history]
+*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/kearny.htm Kearny Yard history]
+*[http://www.destroyerhistory.org/destroyers/federal.html Yard background and photographs from 1945 and 2003]
+*[http://www.phillyseaport.org/LWL A web exhibit of ship christening photos that includes half a dozen images of launching ceremonies at the Kearny Yard]
-[http://www.destroyerhistory.org/destroyers/federal.html Yard background and photographs from 1945 and 2003]
-[http://www.phillyseaport.org/LWL A web exhibit of ship christening photos that includes half a dozen images of launching ceremonies at the Kearny Yard]
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