Map 2

  In the years immediately preceding and following U.S. entry into
World War II, the BNY expanded, not only to better serve the greater
number of warships being manufactured for the Navy, but also to accomodate
their increasing size.

This map shows the extent of the Yard from about the time of the completion 
of its expansion, to its closing, in 1966.

The primary feature of this expansion was the Yard's acquisition of the 
eastern end of Wallabout Bay, previously occupied by the Wallabout Market, 
a farmers' green market, which occupied the area between the then-Yard 
proper and the U.S. Naval hospital.

In this acquired area the Yard built two large [1100' long] dry docks, #5 
and #6, in order to construct aircraft carriers.  Along side them were 
built several large sub-assembly buildings, a new foundry, and a new 
Material Laboratory.

Also, the island was reconfigured to serve as a fitting-out area and the 
Yard's famous Hammerhead Crane placed on its western side. [It is 
approximately where the top four-way fold crease is.]

On the west side of the Yard, the two building ways were increased to 
about 1100 feet in length to handle the Iowa-class battleships that the 
Yard began building in 1940 and immediately to their right the Yard put up 
a large turret erection shop.



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