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THE SHIPYARD
With base closure looming, national attention focused on the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in the summer of its 205th year. With the future in doubt, we pause instead, to take a look backward 100 years. Click to see a dozen colorized postcards from the historic shipyard at the turn of the 20th century.
READ a Brief History of the Portsmouth Shipyard
The definitive history of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is available in the book "Do Your Job!" by Richard Windslow – a book well worth owning. It was published in the year 2000 during the 200th anniversary of the nation’s oldest public / private shipyard. When base commander Isaac Hull arrived for duty here during the War of 1812, there were only a few scattered buildings and a dozen employees. At its peak the Yard employed over 8,000. A total of 134 submarines were built here by 1969. The following postcards offers a look back at shipyard as it was seen by visitors around the turn of the 20th century. --JDR
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Many thanks to Debi Wilson for use of some of these images.
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