Marine
Fore River Shipyard – 2011 – 2012
Fore River Shipyard began operations in 1883. In 1913, it was purchased by Bethlehem Steel. Its final owner, General Dynamics, purchased the yard in 1963 and eventually ceased operations in 1986. Most of the ships the yard worked on were Navy ships. My father actually worked here for a time doing some engineering work, so…
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Turks and Caicos & The Wreck of форт-шевченко
In February of 2016 my wife and I finally decided to go somewhere tropical and outside of the U.S. We stayed at a nice resort on Grace Bay Beach. The rooms were super nice, the drinks were super expensive, and the water was super warm. When we go somewhere, we tend to rent a Jeep.…
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General Ship – Trips 2 – 9
I am definitely a person who enjoys and needs solitude, and General Ship became my refuge for quite some time. When my wife and I weren’t going out to eat or doing something on Friday or Saturday night, I would grab a six pack and head down to General Ship. There, I would basically sit…
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General Ship – Trip 1
General Ship & Engine Works was founded by Byron Carl Hedblom in East Boston at the beginning of the Great Depression. Mr. Hedblom had, coincidentally (at least as far as this site is concerned), been an employee of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation before a dispute with management caused him to part ways with his former employer. General…
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