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A shipyard which cut the time of building destroyers from anywhere between eighteen and thirty two months to an average of six months and a half; a shipyard which made the world's record of one hundred and seventy four days from the laying of the keel to the delivering of a destroyer. A SHIPYARD WHICH CUT THE TIME OF BUILDING DESTROYERS FROM ANYWHERE BETWEEN EIGHTEEN AND THIRTY TWO MONTHS TO AN AVERAGE OF SIX MONTHS AND A HALF A SHIPYARD WHICH MADE THE WORLD'S RECORD OF ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR DAYS FROM THE LAYING OF THE KEEL TO THE DELIVERING OF A DESTROYER
the best and cheapest ships of the latter half of the seventeenth century were built here in the new country, we realize that shipyards, ports, docks, proper laws and regulations, and the invigorating progress which marks any thriving industry flourished bravely up and down the whole New England coast. It is rather inspiring to stand here on the bridge which spans the Fore River, and picture that first crude dugout being paddled along by the steady stroke of the red man, and then to look at the river to-day. Every traveler through Quincy is familiar with the aerial network of steel scaffolding criss-crossing the sky, with the roofs of shops and offices and glimpses of vessels visible along the water-front. But few travelers realize that these are merely the superficial features of a shipyard which under the urge of the Great War delivered to the Navy, in 1918, eighteen completed destroyers, which was as many as all the other yards in the country put together delivered during this time. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST SHIPS OF THE LATTER HALF OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY WERE BUILT HERE IN THE NEW COUNTRY WE REALIZE THAT SHIPYARDS PORTS DOCKS PROPER LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND THE INVIGORATING PROGRESS WHICH MARKS ANY THRIVING INDUSTRY FLOURISHED BRAVELY UP AND DOWN THE WHOLE NEW ENGLAND COAST IT IS RATHER INSPIRING TO STAND HERE ON THE BRIDGE WHICH SPANS THE FOUR RIVER AND PICTURE THAT FIRST CRUDE DUGOUT BEING PADDLED ALONG BY THE STEADY STROKE OF THE RED MAN AND THEN TO LOOK AT THE RIVER TO DAY EVERY TRAVELLER THROUGH QUINCY IS FAMILIAR WITH THE AERIAL NETWORK OF STEEL SCAFFOLDING CRISSCROSSING THE SKY WITH THE ROOFS OF SHOPS AND OFFICES AND GLIMPSES OF VESSELS VISIBLE ALONG THE WATER FRONT BUT FEW TRAVELLERS REALIZE THAT THESE ARE MERELY THE SUPERFICIAL FEATURES OF A SHIP YARD WHICH UNDER THE URGE OF THE GREAT WAR DELIVERED TO THE NAVY IN NINETEEN EIGHTEEN EIGHTEEN COMPLETED DESTROYERS WHICH WAS AS MANY AS ALL THE OTHER YARDS IN THE COUNTRY PUT TOGETHER DELIVERED DURING THIS TIME
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