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The Brooklyn Navy Yard was once America's largest shipbuilding facility. The Navy Yard operated as an active navy shipyard from 1806 to 1966, and during World War II employed over 70,000 workers. Today it is a vibrant industrial park.
Brooklyn.net: Brooklyn Navy Yard
A description of the Brooklyn Navy Yard from the 1939 WPA Guide to New York City.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard (1870 article from Harper's)
This is a full text reprint of a December, 1870 Harper's New Monthly Magazine article on the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Contains a valuable historical description of the Navy Yard and digital prints from the original article.
Brooklyn Eagle, November 6, 1884
Brooklyn Eagle, September 4, 1887
Brooklyn Eagle, January 29, 1890
Map of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, from the Brooklyn Eagle, November 17, 1889
Brooklyn Eagle, January 22, 1861
Brooklyn Eagle, July 9, 1882
The Brooklyn Navy Yard
Thomas F. Berner
Part of the Images of America series, this book provides historical photographs and descriptions of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
The closing of the Brooklyn Navy Yard : a case study in group politics
Lynda T. Carlson
A photoreprint of Lynda Carlson's Ph.D. Thesis from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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