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.
Early property ownership 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.
Submarines built at the Victory Yard EB Hull # Way Name Class Keel Laid Launched Commissioned 66 2-V USS Dace (SS-247) 22 July 1942 25 April 1943 23 July 1943 68 3-V USS Dorado (SS-248) 27 August 1942 23 May 1943 28 August 1943 71 4-V USS Flasher (SS-249) 30 September 1942 20 June 1943 25 September 1943 73 5-V USS Flier (SS-250) 30 October 1942 11 July 1943 18 October 1943 76 6-V USS Flounder (SS-251) 5 December 1942 22 August 1943 29 November 1943 78 7-V USS Gabilan (SS-252) 5 January 1943 19 September 1943 28 December 1943 79 8-V USS Bream (SS-243) 5 February 1943 17 October 1943 24 January 1944 80 9-V USS Cavalla (SS-244) 4 March 1943 14 November 1943 29 February 1944 81 10-V USS Cobia (SS-245) 17 March 1943 28 November 1943 29 March 1944 82 1-V USS Croaker (SS-246) 1 April 1943 19 December 1943 21 April 1944 89 2-V USS Becuna (SS-319) 29 April 1943 30 January 1944 27 May 1944 91 3-V USS Besugo (SS-321) 27 May 1943 27 February 1944 19 June 1944 93 4-V USS Caiman (SS-323) 24 June 1943 30 March 1944 17 July 1944 95 5-V USS Blower (SS-325) 15 July 1943 23 April 1944 10 August 1944 98 6-V USS Charr (SS-328) 26 August 1943 28 May 1944 23 September 1944 100 7-V USS Brill (SS-330) 23 September 1943 25 June 1944 26 October 1944 102 8-V USS Bullhead (SS-332) 21 October 1943 16 July 1944 4 December 1944 104 9-V USS Cabezon (SS-334) 18 November 1943 27 August 1944 30 December 1944 106 10-V USS Capitaine (SS-336) 2 December 1943 1 October 1944 26 January 1945 108 1-V USS Carp (SS-338) 23 December 1943 12 November 1944 28 February 1945 110 2-V USS Entemedor (SS-340) 3 February 1944 17 December 1944 6 April 1945 112 3-V USS Chopper (SS-342) 2 March 1944 4 February 1945 25 May 1945 114 4-V USS Cobbler (SS-344) 3 April 1944 1 April 1945 8 August 1945 116 5-V USS Corporal (SS-346) 27 April 1944 10 June 1945 9 November 1945
Subsequent property uses 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.
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