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South Boston Naval Annex

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South Boston Naval Annex

The South Boston Naval Annex was a 167-acre (68 ha) United States Navy shipyard annex located in South Boston. An annex of Boston Navy Yard in Charlestown, it was operational from 1920 to 1974, when it was closed along with the main shipyard. The annex is also home to Dry Dock Number 3, one of the l

argest dry docks on the East Coast. Most of the former annex site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.

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