The box is definately ww2 period, the latch is similar in design to a bren gun transit box latch of the same period. The only thing is its green, I would have expected if it was naval to be grey.
Looked at first like a depth charge fuze box.
I found this out on the net....
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The Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard of Hingham, Massachusetts, was a shipyard in the United States from 1941 until 1945. Located on Weymouth Back River, it was owned by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company and operated by the nearby Fore River Shipyard. During the three and a half years that the yard was operational, it produced 277 ships,[1] including a destroyer escort delivered in 23 days.
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regards Brad.