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Victory Yard

The Victory Yard was a temporary expansion of the General Dynamics Electric Boat facility in Groton, Connecticut, to dramatically increase submarine construction during World War II.

Victory Yard
Victory Yard, 1943
Victory Yard Aerial
Victory Yard, Aerial

Early property ownership edit

On 5 February 1942, the US Navy purchased the former Groton Iron Works property from Alfred Holter and Shell Oil Company for $222,000 using condemnation proceedings.[1] $9.5 million was spent to construct the Victory Yard, where General Dynamics Electric Boat began building submarines on 22 July 1942.[2] On 3 November 1943 a Federal Court Committee awarded an additional $203,000 to the former owners.[3]

Submarines built at the Victory Yard edit

EB Hull # [4] Way [4] Name [4] Class [4] Keel Laid Launched Commissioned
66 2-V USS Dace (SS-247) Gato 22 July 1942 [5] 25 April 1943 [5] 23 July 1943 [5]
68 3-V USS Dorado (SS-248) 27 August 1942 [6] 23 May 1943 [6] 28 August 1943 [6]
71 4-V USS Flasher (SS-249) 30 September 1942 [7] 20 June 1943 [7] 25 September 1943 [7]
73 5-V USS Flier (SS-250) 30 October 1942 [8] 11 July 1943 [8] 18 October 1943 [8]
76 6-V USS Flounder (SS-251) 5 December 1942 [9] 22 August 1943 [9] 29 November 1943 [9]
78 7-V USS Gabilan (SS-252) 5 January 1943 [10] 19 September 1943 [10] 28 December 1943 [10]
79 8-V USS Bream (SS-243) 5 February 1943 [11] 17 October 1943 [11] 24 January 1944 [11]
80 9-V USS Cavalla (SS-244) 4 March 1943 [12] 14 November 1943 [12] 29 February 1944 [12]
81 10-V USS Cobia (SS-245) 17 March 1943 [13] 28 November 1943 [13] 29 March 1944 [13]
82 1-V USS Croaker (SS-246) 1 April 1943 [14] 19 December 1943 [14] 21 April 1944 [14]
89 2-V USS Becuna (SS-319) Balao 29 April 1943 [15] 30 January 1944 [15] 27 May 1944 [15]
91 3-V USS Besugo (SS-321) 27 May 1943 [16] 27 February 1944 [16] 19 June 1944 [16]
93 4-V USS Caiman (SS-323) 24 June 1943 [17] 30 March 1944 [17] 17 July 1944 [17]
95 5-V USS Blower (SS-325) 15 July 1943 [18] 23 April 1944 [18] 10 August 1944 [18]
98 6-V USS Charr (SS-328) 26 August 1943 [19] 28 May 1944 [19] 23 September 1944 [19]
100 7-V USS Brill (SS-330) 23 September 1943 [20] 25 June 1944 [20] 26 October 1944 [20]
102 8-V USS Bullhead (SS-332) 21 October 1943 [21] 16 July 1944 [21] 4 December 1944 [21]
104 9-V USS Cabezon (SS-334) 18 November 1943 [22] 27 August 1944 [22] 30 December 1944 [22]
106 10-V USS Capitaine (SS-336) 2 December 1943 [23] 1 October 1944 [23] 26 January 1945 [23]
108 1-V USS Carp (SS-338) 23 December 1943 [24] 12 November 1944 [24] 28 February 1945 [24]
110 2-V USS Entemedor (SS-340) 3 February 1944 [25] 17 December 1944 [25] 6 April 1945 [25]
112 3-V USS Chopper (SS-342) 2 March 1944 [26] 4 February 1945 [26] 25 May 1945 [26]
114 4-V USS Cobbler (SS-344) 3 April 1944 [27] 1 April 1945 [27] 8 August 1945 [27]
116 5-V USS Corporal (SS-346) 27 April 1944 [28] 10 June 1945 [28] 9 November 1945 [28]

Subsequent property uses edit

On 13 January 1945, General Dynamics Electric Boat announced that $3,000,000 will be spent to convert the Victory Yard to manufacture 105mm shells.[29]

On 18 December 1946, Pfizer Inc purchased the property from the War Assets Administration.[30] Purchase price was $911,999.[31]

References edit

  1. ^ "Iron Works Property Turned Over to E.B.". The Day. 5 February 1942. p. 10. Retrieved on 13 January 2011.
  2. ^ "EB". The Day. 2 September 1995. p. A5. Retrieved on 13 January 2011.
  3. ^ $203,000 More for Groton Works". The New York Times. 3 November 1943. Retrieved on 13 January 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "Electric Boat Production Record". Haze Gray & Underway. Retrieved on 24 January 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "USS Dace (SS-247)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  6. ^ a b c "USS Dorado (SS-248)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  7. ^ a b c "USS Flasher (SS-249)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  8. ^ a b c "USS Flier (SS-250)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  9. ^ a b c "USS Flounder (SS-251)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  10. ^ a b c "USS Gabilan (SS-252)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  11. ^ a b c "USS Bream (SS-243)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  12. ^ a b c "USS Cavalla (SS-244)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  13. ^ a b c "USS Cobia (SS-245)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  14. ^ a b c "USS Croaker (SS-246)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  15. ^ a b c "USS Becuna (SS-319)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  16. ^ a b c "USS Besugo (SS-321)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  17. ^ a b c "USS Caiman (SS-323)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  18. ^ a b c "USS Blower (SS-325)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  19. ^ a b c "USS Charr (SS-328)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  20. ^ a b c "USS Brill (SS-330)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  21. ^ a b c "USS Bullhead (SS-332)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  22. ^ a b c "USS Cabezon (SS-334)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  23. ^ a b c "USS Capitaine (SS-336)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  24. ^ a b c "USS Carp (SS-338)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  25. ^ a b c "USS Entemedor (SS-340)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  26. ^ a b c "USS Chopper (SS-342)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  27. ^ a b c "USS Cobbler (SS-344)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  28. ^ a b c "USS Corporal (SS-346)". Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 January 2011.
  29. ^ "Electric Boat Co., Groton, Gets “Very Large Order” For Manufacture of 105 MM Shells". Lewiston Evening Journal. 13 January 1945. p. 7. Retrieved on 8 January 2011.
  30. ^ "New London, Groton Salute Pfizer for Community Role; Plaque Given at Breakfast". The Day. 12 November 1954. p. 3. Retrieved on 10 January 2011.
  31. ^ PFIZER BUYS WAR PLANT; Chemical Concern Gets WAA Shipyard at Groton for $911,999". The New York Times. 19 December 1946. Retrieved on 13 January 2011.

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