Goliath

Growing up in nearby Braintree, I always saw the "big blue dog" from practically any hill. That dog was a crane known as Goliath. Goliath is huge, with 300-foot legs and a 390-foot crossbeam. At one point Goliath was the largest in the Western Hemisphere. In its day it was used to build liquefied natural gas tankers and other large ships in the now closed Quincy Shipyard. Sadly, this landmark will be gone soon, for it was sold to a company who will be shipping it to Romania. Farewell Goliath. Good puppy.

USS Salem

USS Salem (CA-139) is the only preserved US Heavy Navy Cruiser. She was built by Bethlehem Steel Company's Quincy Yard in Quincy, MA and launched on 25 March, 1947. After she served a distinguished 10 year career as flagship of the US Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean and the Second Fleet in the Atlantic, she was decommissioned in 1959.

In 1995 Salem was re-commissioned and returned to Quincy - this time as a member of the Historic Naval Ships Association as a museum.

This ship also is the location of the Haunted Ship in October.