is located adjacent to the property. Although shipbuilding operations ceased in 1986, the name of the yard continues to be used, and the location is still referred to as Fore River Shipyard. Appearance in film Fore River Shipyard has also appeared in multiple films since it was closed. The climactic shootout from the 2006 film The Departed was filmed in the yard. In 2009, the film The Company Men was filmed at the site of the former yard. For the 2015 film The Finest Hours, sets are being constructed at the yard, along with a giant water tank. The film also used the former during production. World War II Slipways Ships constructed at Fore River During the almost one hundred years that the yard was operational, it produced hundreds of ships, submarines, and personal sailing vessels. Among these orders were the civilian ships the Barnacle and the multiple-masted schooners the Thomas W. Lawson and William L. Douglas. The yard also produced military contracts, including and . Additionally, submarines were constructed, including for the United States Navy, and others for both the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Royal Navy. As the yard was expanded over the years, it built battleships such as , , and the preserved , itself moored in Battleship Cove. Other naval ships include the preserved heavy cruiser (as part of the United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum adjacent to the shipyard), , and . Finally, the yard constructed multiple aircraft carriers, including the conversion of the battlecruiser USS Lexington CC-1''''s hull into , , , and . After the war, the yard found itself faced with changing realities, and increasingly relied on merchant marine ships, including , the first chemical transport ship in the United States and . Furthermore, the yard also built passenger vessels, including SS Lurline, , . The last ships built at the yard were the 2nd Lieutenant John P. Bobo Class of Maritime Prepositioning ships. With the building of , the yard closed for good. Notes Endnotes References Livermore, Seward W. "Battleship Diplomacy in South America: 1905–1925." The Journal of Modern History 16, no. 1 (1944): 31–44. . . . Scheina, Robert L. "Argentina." In Gardiner and Gray, Conway's, 400–403. ———. "Brazil." In Gardiner and Gray, Conway's, 403–407. ———. Latin America: A Naval History 1810–1987''. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1987. . . Further reading External links GlobalSecurity.org website Page focusing on facts surrounding Fore