The Victory Yard was a temporary expansion of the General Dynamics Electric Boat facility in Groton, Connecticut, to dramatically increase submarine construction during World War II.
On 5 February 1942, the US Navy purchased the former Groton Iron Works property from Alfred Holter and Shell Oil Company for $222,000 using condemnation proceedings. $9.5 million was spent to construct the Victory Yard, where General Dynamics Electric Boat began building submarines on 22 July 1942. On 3 November 1943 a Federal Court Committee awarded an additional $203,000 to the former owners.
EB Hull # | Way | Name | Class | Keel Laid | Launched | Commissioned |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | 2-V | 22 July 1942 | 25 April 1943 | 23 July 1943 | ||
68 | 3-V | 27 August 1942 | 23 May 1943 | 28 August 1943 | ||
71 | 4-V | 30 September 1942 | 20 June 1943 | 25 September 1943 | ||
73 | 5-V | 30 October 1942 | 11 July 1943 | 18 October 1943 | ||
76 | 6-V | 5 December 1942 | 22 August 1943 | 29 November 1943 | ||
78 | 7-V | 5 January 1943 | 19 September 1943 | 28 December 1943 | ||
79 | 8-V | 5 February 1943 | 17 October 1943 | 24 January 1944 | ||
80 | 9-V | 4 March 1943 | 14 November 1943 | 29 February 1944 | ||
81 | 10-V | 17 March 1943 | 28 November 1943 | 29 March 1944 | ||
82 | 1-V | 1 April 1943 | 19 December 1943 | 21 April 1944 | ||
89 | 2-V | 29 April 1943 | 30 January 1944 | 27 May 1944 | ||
91 | 3-V | 27 May 1943 | 27 February 1944 | 19 June 1944 | ||
93 | 4-V | 24 June 1943 | 30 March 1944 | 17 July 1944 | ||
95 | 5-V | 15 July 1943 | 23 April 1944 | 10 August 1944 | ||
98 | 6-V | 26 August 1943 | 28 May 1944 | 23 September 1944 | ||
100 | 7-V | 23 September 1943 | 25 June 1944 | 26 October 1944 | ||
102 | 8-V | 21 October 1943 | 16 July 1944 | 4 December 1944 | ||
104 | 9-V | 18 November 1943 | 27 August 1944 | 30 December 1944 | ||
106 | 10-V | 2 December 1943 | 1 October 1944 | 26 January 1945 | ||
108 | 1-V | 23 December 1943 | 12 November 1944 | 28 February 1945 | ||
110 | 2-V | 3 February 1944 | 17 December 1944 | 6 April 1945 | ||
112 | 3-V | 2 March 1944 | 4 February 1945 | 25 May 1945 | ||
114 | 4-V | 3 April 1944 | 1 April 1945 | 8 August 1945 | ||
116 | 5-V | 27 April 1944 | 10 June 1945 | 9 November 1945 |
On 13 January 1945, General Dynamics Electric Boat announced that $3,000,000 will be spent to convert the Victory Yard to manufacture 105mm shells.
On 18 December 1946, Pfizer Inc purchased the property from the War Assets Administration. Purchase price was $911,999.