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Images of America The Brooklyn Navy Yard by Thomas F Berner Soft Cover
Images of America The Brooklyn Navy Yard by Thomas F Berner
Soft Cover
126 pages
Copyright 1999
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments6
Introduction7
Dateline: February 7, 180112
2.The Age of Transition: 1861-190429
In the Shoals of History: Footnotes to the Past48
3. The Age of the Battleship: 1904-194157
4. The Age of Total War: 1941-194583
Dateline: January 31, 194188
5. The End of an Age: 1945-1966107
Dateline: September 25, 1966115
Epilogue119
Appendix: Ships Constructed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard127
ON THE BACK COVER
Not much larger than a few city blocks (219 acres, plus 72 acres of water), the Brooklyn Navy Yard is one of the most historically significant sites in America. It was one of the U.S. Navy's major shipbuilding and repair yards from 1801 to 1966. It produced more than 80 warships and hundreds of smaller vessels. At its height during World War II, it worked around the clock, employing some 70,000 people.
The yard built the Monitor, the world's first modern warship; the Maine, whose destruction set off the Spanish-American War; the Arizona, whose sinking launched America into World War II; and the Missouri, on whose deck World War II ended. On June 25, 1966, the flag at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was lowered for the last time and the 165-year-old institution ceased to exist. Sold to the City of New York for $22.4 million, the yard became a site for storage of vehicles, some light industry, and a modest amount of civilian ship repair.
In The Brooklyn Navy Yard, author Thomas F Berner restores what were fast-fading memories of the yard's days of glory. An attorney who practices law in New Yo'k City, Berner presents stunning photographs to illustrate the vital role of this small yard. His sources include the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Historical Society, the Museum of the City of New York, and the United States Naval Institute.
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