Rivet City

Rivet City is a the central population hub in Washington, DC, based in the remains of a beached aircraft carrier. As a community, it was estabilished by members of the pre-War Naval Research Center, who moved to the vessel washed ashore to make use of its superior protection and onboard facilities.

By 2277, Rivet City was the sole supplier of edible, nonradiated food in the Capital Wasteland, trading it for essential raw materials with other communities.

Inside the enclosed 'city', there was a clear separation of social classes, with those living on the lower decks of the ship treated as dregs and undesirables by the "upper-deckers".

Rivet City contained a large and thriving marketplace, like:
 * Saint Monica's Church - a Christian religious community,
 * the Capitol Preservation Society with a museum of pre-War historical artifacts and knowledge,
 * a hotel,
 * a well-stocked and well-guarded armory,
 * the Muddy Rudder bar.

The broken bow of the ship was separated from the main carrier superstructure and half-flooded. The lower levels were inhabited by mirelurks while the upper levels contained Pinkerton's laboratory and home.

Appearances
Rivet City appeared only in Fallout 3.

Residents

 * Angela Staley
 * Armitage
 * Bannon
 * C.J. Young
 * Carlos (outside)
 * Christie Young
 * Cindy Cantelli
 * Diego
 * Dr. Madison Li
 * Dr. Preston
 * Dr. Zimmer
 * Father Clifford
 * Flak
 * Gary Staley
 * Harkness
 * Henry Young
 * James Hargrave
 * Lana Danvers
 * Mei Wong
 * Mister Lopez
 * Paulie Cantelli
 * Pinkerton
 * Seagrave Holmes
 * Shrapnel
 * Sister
 * Tammy Hargrave
 * Trinnie
 * Vera Weatherly
 * Victoria Watts

Related quests

 * The Replicated Man
 * Stealing Independence
 * The Wasteland Survival Guide
 * Those!

Behind the scenes
The Craig Mullins concept art published on May 15, 2007 shows a city with ruined skyscrapers and an aircraft carrier which has run ashore and is connected to one of them by a rudimentary bridge. The aircraft carrier appears to be the USS Oriskany although the image is mirrored thus placing the island on the wrong side of the ship. The picture that was used for reference is located on a website devoted to naval vessels.