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From 1812 until 1865, it was a large ship production center. The first ship launched to the water was the USS Franklin. This event was watched by more than 50,000 spectators. The rapid development of other shipbuilding companies pledged Philadelphia to improve production processes.
The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard closed on September 26, 1996. 1996 – TODAY. The Navy Yard is a great American landmark that has been transformed into the most successful commercial redevelopment of a former military facility anywhere in the country.
After closing as an active yard and base in 1996, the Navy Yard rebounded in the twenty-first century as an office park employing eleven thousand people at the end of 2015—less than its peak of fifty thousand workers but close to its historical average.
On Friday, 15 September 1995, the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard—or as we call it, the “Mainstay of the Fleet”—will close, bringing to an end a history of uninterrupted service to our Navy from 1801 to 1995.
Oct 5, 2017 · Commuters heading to the Navy Yard board the bus at Broad Street and Stenton Avenue in 1953 during a Philadelphia Transportation Co. strike.
Jul 18, 2017 · The tract at the foot of Federal Street, just south of Prime Street (Washington Avenue), was the first location of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the first naval shipyard of the United States, and the foremost building and outfitting plant of the U.S. Navy Department for 75 years.
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was established in 1801 and closed in 1996. Part of t he shipyard, including Docks 4 and 5, is now leased to Philly Shipyard for ship construction projects and another part, including Docks 2 and 3, is now leased to Rhoads Industries for ship repair projects.
