USS BANCROFT(DD598), built at the Fore River shipyard, coming under the Fore River Bridge in early 1942 after being commissioned. Originally sent to the WWII "Alaskan Campaign", in mid 1943 she was then re-assigned to Pearl Harbor for operations in the "PTO"(Pacific Theater of Operations). Between Sept of 1943 and July of 1945 she provided fire support, screening and escort duties for some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific and received 8 Battle Stars for her service. She had a top speed of almost 40 Miles Per Hour. Shortly after WWII she was put into inactive status and in 1973 was sold for scrap.
Fore River Shipyard was a shipyard owned by General Dynamics Corporation located on Weymouth Fore River in Braintree and Quincy, Massachusetts. It began operations in 1883 in Braintree, and moved to its final location on Quincy Point in 1901. In 1913, it was purchased by Bethlehem Steel, and later transferred to Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. It was sold to General Dynamics in 1963, and closed in 1986. During its operation, yardworkers constructed hundreds of ships, for both military and civilian clients.
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