Shipyards Shipyards Wooden ships used to have their hulls waterproofed using tar. To facilitate the application of tar below the waterline, shipyards built a square ballast pond in shallow water with an entrance port on one side. A ship would enter the ballast pond and be tied to one wall. Then on the low tide, the ship would lean on one side to allow the tarring. On the next tide, the ship would be tied to the opposite wall to complete the job. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ballast pond"
The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and after 1945 called Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities of the United States Navy. It was officially closed 1 July 1974 and transferred to the National Park Service to be part of Boston National Historical Park, enough of the yard remaining in operation to support the USS Constitution. The museum ship USS Cassin Young (DD-793), a World War II-era destroyer, is also berthed here. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boston Navy Yard"
Charleston Navy Yard was a U.S. Navy ship building and repair facility located along the west bank of the Cooper River, in North Charleston, South Carolina. It began operations in 1909 as a drydock, and continued as a navy facility until 1996 when it was leased to Detyens Shipyards, Inc. during down-sizing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charleston Navy Yard"
Crescent Shipyard, located in Elizabeth, New Jersey, built a number of ships for the United States Navy. These ships include the Plunger-class submarines Plunger, Adder, Moccasin, Porpoise, and Shark. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crescent Shipyard"
Hallberg-Rassy AB (HR) is a famous international Swedish shipyard for producing exclusive sailing yachts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hallberg-Rassy"
Hong Kong United Dockyard (香港聯合船塢) or simply United Dockyard (聯合船塢) is a dockyard in Shek Wan, on the Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. It is owned by Hutchison Whampoa and Swire. It replaced the Whampoa Dockyard in Hung Hom and the Taikoo Dockyard in Quarry Bay. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hong Kong United Dockyard"
The Long Beach Naval Shipyard, which closed in 1997, was located at Terminal Island between the cities of Long Beach and San Pedro and approximately 23 miles south of the Los Angeles International Airport. ...more on Wikipedia about "Long Beach Naval Shipyard" The http://www.shortopedia.com spirit
The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINS) was the first United States Navy shipyard established on the Pacific Coast. It is located at 38.10 N, 122.27 W, in Solano County, California, and approximately 25 miles northeast of San Francisco. The Napa River ( Mare Island Strait) separates the peninsula shipyard ( Mare Island, California) from the city of Vallejo, California. The Navy purchased the original 956 acres (3.9 km²) of MINS in 1853 and commenced shipbuilding operations on September 16, 1854. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mare Island Naval Shipyard"
The Naval Dockyard is one of the oldest establishments in the city of Bombay, India. It was established in 1753, when the city was composed of seven islands. It was originally founded to build ships for the British East India Company. Presently, the Indian navy operates the dockyard and is used to repair and maintain its ships. The dockyard has at least five fully operational dry docks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Naval Dockyard (Bombay)"
The New York Shipbuilding Corporation (or New York Ship for short) was founded in 1899 and opened its first shipyard in 1900. It built many of the most important US Navy ships during the First and Second World Wars. After World War II, New York Ship also built nuclear submarines. New York Ship went out of business in 1967. ...more on Wikipedia about "New York Shipbuilding Corporation"
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navy's ships. Located on the Elizabeth River, the yard is just a short distance upriver from its mouth at Hampton Roads. The name was changed from Gosport Shipyard in 1862. ...more on Wikipedia about "Norfolk Naval Shipyard"
The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, formerly Navy Yard, was the first naval shipyard of the United States. It officially closed 30 September, 1995, although various projects were still underway in 2003 under new ownership. ...more on Wikipedia about "Philadelphia Naval Shipyard"
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS), often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navy's ships. ...more on Wikipedia about "Portsmouth Naval Shipyard"
Potrero Point, location of the earliest and most important industrial facilities in the Western United States, was a natural land mass extending into San Francisco Bay. The region has been in regular industrial use since the 1860's, first as a location of Pacific Rolling Mills and later, the famous Union Iron Works shipyards and related maritime industries, coal and gas fire power plants and energy generating facilities that eventually became Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). ...more on Wikipedia about "Potrero Point"
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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) is a United States Navy shipyard covering 179 acres (0.7 km²) of property bordered on the south by Sinclair Inlet, on the west by the Bremerton Annex of Naval Base Kitsap, and on the north and east by the city of Bremerton, Washington. It is the Pacific Northwest's largest naval shore facility and one of Washington state's largest industrial installations. PSNS provides the Navy with maintenance, modernization, and technical and logistics support. ...more on Wikipedia about "Puget Sound Naval Shipyard"
The San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard was a short-lived shipyard formed in 1965 as the combination of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard (aka Hunters Point) and the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. The combined yards were the largest naval shipyard in the world, but the desired cost savings did not materialize, and the two yards reverted to separate existences in February 1970. The shipyard was used for radioactive testing when the United States was testing the atomic bomb. The site has since been contaminated. Now the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard is a Superfund site, as designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It is the Navy's job to clean up the site to "reasonable" levels to those who live adjacent to the shipyard. ...more on Wikipedia about "San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard"
The San Francisco Naval Shipyard was a United States Navy shipyard in San Francisco, California, located on 638 acres (2.6 km²) of waterfront at Hunters Point in the southeast corner of the city. Originally a commercial shipyard established in 1870, the Navy acquired it in November 1941, later renaming it Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, then Treasure Island Naval Station Hunters Point Annex, and operated the yard until 1974, when it leased most of it to a commercial ship repair company. The base was entirely closed in 1994, although it continues to receive attention due to the large amounts of toxic waste remaining to be cleaned up. ...more on Wikipedia about "San Francisco Naval Shipyard"
Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, built a number of ships for the United States Navy. These ships include the Plunger-class submarines Grampus and Pike which were launched in 1902 and 1903, respectively. ...more on Wikipedia about "Union Iron Works"
The Venetian Arsenal ( Italian: Arsenale di Venezia) is a shipyard and naval depot that played a leading role in Venetian empire-building. It was one of the most important areas of Venice, lying in the Castello sestiere. ...more on Wikipedia about "Venetian Arsenal"
The Washington Navy Yard is the U.S. Navy's oldest shore establishment. Located in Washington, D.C., the yard evolved from a shipyard to an ordnance plant and then to the ceremonial and administrative center for the Navy. The yard is home to the Chief of Naval Operations and is headquarters for the Naval Historical Center, the Marine Corps Historical Center, and numerous naval commands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Washington Navy Yard"
Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard founded by King Henry VIII in 1512 to build his flagship Henri Grace a Dieu (Great Harry), the largest ship of its day. ...more on Wikipedia about "Woolwich Dockyard" Things go better with shortopedia.
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