Massachusetts

Shear Strength

Located at Fitzgerald Shipyard in Chelsea, used to haul the United States Lightship Museum, Nantucket LV 112, along with drydock, to the Hard.

By Yankee Magazine|May 08 2012| Print icon

Close-up of large, rusted metal chains partially covered in snow, arranged in overlapping rows.

Credit: Ron Janard

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