9 4 1 , ▁from ▁local ▁land own ers , ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁nearby ▁H ingham ▁Naval ▁Am mun ition ▁Dep ot , ▁in ▁H ingham . ▁ ▁The ▁Dep ot ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁am mun ition ▁supp lier ▁for ▁Naval ▁Forces ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Atlantic ▁Fle et , ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁employ ing ▁ 2 , 0 9 1   c iv ili ans ▁along ▁with ▁ 7 2 1   nav al ▁officers ▁and ▁sail ors ▁and ▁ 3 7 5   Mar ine ▁gu ards ▁at ▁its ▁peak ▁in ▁June , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁A ▁rail ▁sp ur , ▁s ided ▁off ▁the ▁Old ▁Col ony ▁Green b ush ▁Line , ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁am mun ition , ▁stored ▁in ▁c ement ▁b unk ers ▁at ▁the ▁Anne x , ▁to ▁the ▁Dep ot ▁at ▁the ▁H ingham ▁Sh ip yard . ▁ ▁React iv ation ▁Re vert ed ▁to ▁maintenance ▁status ▁after ▁the ▁War , ▁the ▁Anne x ▁was ▁react iv ated ▁for ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁it ▁held ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ' s ▁first ▁experimental ▁nuclear ▁depth ▁charges , ▁in ▁b unker ▁N 9 . ▁ ▁Dep th ▁charges , ▁bomb s , ▁and ▁ro cket ▁mot ors ▁were ▁assemble d ▁at ▁the ▁Anne x ▁until ▁declared ▁sur plus , ▁by ▁the ▁Navy , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁Post - C los ure ▁Us age ▁The