USS KIDD Veterans Museum posted two phtos with the comment: "Eighty-one years ago today on October 16, 1942, the keel for our gray lady was laid at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock in Kearny, New Jersey. Destroyer Contract 661 became USS KIDD (DD-661), the Pirate of the Pacific, ... and the rest, as they say, is history."
James Torgeson shared with the comment: "US Steel’s Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock builds the destroyer USS Kidd during WW2."
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| Jim Mewllenberger commented on the above post A yard that sadly no longer exists. You can still see the footprint of it, though! The notches at either end were finishing areas after the ships were launched |
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| History Traces posted Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Kearny, New Jersey (1945) 🇺🇸 This historic aerial photograph captures the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Kearny, New Jersey, looking west on May 22, 1945, during the final months of World War II. At its peak, the shipyard was one of the most productive industrial facilities in the United States, playing a critical role in large-scale naval construction. Federal Shipbuilding specialized in the rapid production of destroyers, cruisers, and other surface combatants, demonstrating how industrial efficiency, workforce coordination, and advanced shipbuilding techniques supported national maritime strategy during the mid-20th century. The facility reflects a broader transformation of American manufacturing—where infrastructure investment, engineering innovation, and labor specialization enabled the United States to sustain global naval operations. Shipyards like Kearny became models of high-output industrial planning under extreme time pressure. Today, images like this provide valuable insight into how industrial capacity, logistics management, and large-scale engineering shaped both wartime production and postwar economic growth. 👉 Follow for more in-depth content on naval history, industrial engineering, and strategic maritime infrastructure. |
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