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Shipyard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the United Kingdom, for example, shipyards were established on the River Thames (King Henry VIII founded yards at Woolwich and Deptford in 1512 and 1513 respectively), River Mersey, River Tyne, River Wear and River Clyde - the latter growing to be the World's pre-eminent shipbuilding centre. Other famous UK shipyards include the Harland and Wolff yard in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where the Titanic was launched, and the naval dockyard at Chatham, England on the Medway in north Kent. Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, is one of the largest shipyards in the world; specializing in repairing, overhauling and modernizing ships and submarines. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shipyard   (1050 words)

Phew! Commission saves Portsmouth Naval Shipyard - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Shipyard workers, politicians, chamber of commerce officials and residents let out a big sigh of relief when they heard a national base closure commission voted to keep the shipyard open. Since 1800, the nearly 300-acre shipyard has sat along the New England coastline on an island in the Piscataqua River that separates the small town of Kittery from the tourist enclave of Portsmouth, N.H. It has a civilian payroll of $318.3 million. The shipyard's storied maritime and military milestones fuel pride on both sides of the river. www.boston.com /news/local/maine/articles/2005/08/24/commission_votes_to_portsmouth_naval_shipyard   (677 words)

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (NSY) Another milestone was passed in 1961 when the shipyard was designated as a repair facility for submarines, and again in 1965 with the establishment of the shipyard as a nuclear capable repair facility. In 1987, the shipyard became the homeport for the nuclear carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The shipyard is located adjacent to the city of Bremerton in Western Washington on the west side of Puget Sound. www.fas.org /man/company/shipyard/puget_sound.htm   (492 words)

Shipyard Watch brought to you by Seacoast Online Shipyard advocates said Wayne Arny, acting deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for installations and facilities, planned a visit during the coming week to analyze the cost of environmental cleanup operations if the shipyard closes as the Pentagon recommends. Shipyard supporters are uniformly dressed in yellow, and fittingly, the school buses leased for the trip are also yellow. Letters to the president from shipyard workers and their families detailing their connection to the shipyard may be sent to Mayor Sirrell, City of Portsmouth, 1 Junkins Ave., Portsmouth, N.H. Letters may also be e-mailed to Don Jaczuk at pnsfami-lies1@comcast.net. www.blogthecoast.com /shipyardwatch   (13279 words)

About the Shipyard In 1870, the area was established as a commercial shipyard and was acquired by the Navy days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Navy Shipyard continues to be occupied by small businesses and artists who work along side of what remains of the Navy repair and shipbuilding. The Navy is in the process of finalizing the transfer of the Shipyard to the city of San Francisco. www.thepointart.com /shipyard.html   (209 words)

EPA-Puget Sound Naval Shipyard On October 30, 1996, a Shipyard representative and the Navy Regional Environmental Coordinator met with the Regional Administrator of EPA Region 10 and the Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology in Olympia. At the onset of the proposed project the Shipyard would team with additional stakeholders, enlisting their input into the design of the monitoring and analysis programs and the generalized environmental database which will be used to support potentially diverse requirements. The Shipyard also adopted the practice of maintaining an ongoing dialogue with the cognizant agency until resolution of compliance issues is achieved. www.epa.gov /ProjectXL/puget2/97prop.htm   (5598 words)

NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The Norfolk Naval Shipyard is the U.S.Navy's oldest shipyard and actually predates the United States Navy Department by 31 years. The shipyard attained nuclear technology capability in the early part of 1965 when USS SKATE (SSN-578) became the first modern submarine to undergo a major overhaul here. That is why today Norfolk Naval Shipyard's ability to repair and overhaul ships with speed and efficiency has earned it numerous awards and the reputation of being the nation's number one shipyard. www.nnsy1.navy.mil /History/HISTORY.HTM   (627 words)

Welcome to COSCO-SHIPYARD Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) COSCO (Nantong)Shipyard Co., Ltd. the first shipyard of COSCO group, which is adjacent to the busy port of Nantong, one of the fast growing coast cities open to the outside world and short distance from Shanghai, the yard has 1120M of coast line and equipped with one Cape-size and one Panamax size floting docks. COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard has a dry dock with the capacity of 200,000 tons, a pier in length of 200M and a working pier of 51M. COSCO (Guangzhou) shipyard Co., Ltd. the most flexible and aggressive shipyard in south China, which located in Guangzhou with short distance away from Hongkong. www.cosco-shipyard.com   (295 words)

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) The shipyard is located in the tidewater region of southeastern Virginia along the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River and Paradise Creek, near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. The Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth is located on the southern branch of the Elizabeth River approximately 8 nmi south-southeast of Naval Station, Norfolk. The shipyard is composed of several noncontiguous areas totaling 1,275 acres, of which the basic industrial area is 498 acres (179 acres in the Controlled Industrial Area). www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/norfolk_sy.htm   (3900 words)

HistoryLink Essay: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard In 1961, the shipyard was designated as a submarine repair facility and in 1965 it was established as a nuclear-capable repair facility. The shipyard’s basic physical configuration was firmly established by the end of the World War I. After the war, the fleet arrived in the Pacific and many of the warships were scheduled for overhauls at the Navy Yard Puget Sound. From 1987 to 1997, the shipyard was the homeport of the nuclear aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz (CVN-68). www.historylink.org /essays/output.cfm?file_id=5579   (3347 words)

Welcome to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is one of four remaining publicly owned shipyards in the nation. Portsmouth is the most experienced naval shipyard in submarine design, construction, modernization, and maintenance, and has a key role in the very-deep ocean submersible and special operations arenas. Today the Shipyard’s primary mission is the overhaul, repair, modernization, and refueling of LOS ANGELES Class nuclear powered submarines. www.ports.navy.mil   (291 words)

Shipyard Leda - Korcula Shipyard LEDA will enhance our clients' reputability by providing thorough technical support, novel solutions, and quality workmanship to their marine operations in the most timely and cost effective manner possible. Taking into consideration the reference of the shipyard "INKOBROD" up to now, the experience of the shipyard is built in numerous new-buildings throughout the world and ship-equipment has been built for over 25 years under the MacGregor license. The company applies its expertise in the field of naval architecture to all aspects of marine operations, primarily design and modification of all types of surface vessels, i.e., tugs, trawlers, container vessels, passenger ships, special harbour cleaning boats, car ferries, concrete plant ships and offshore structures. www.shipyard-leda.hr   (227 words)

Shipyard Supply - Hoses, Couplings and Painting and Welding Supplies Shipyard Supply is your single source solution for all of your Industrial, Mill and Marine Supply needs. Shipyard Supply's goal is to provide quality products at competitive rates while offering free same day delivery. Shipyard Supply's approach to customer service is best exemplified by a willingness to go the "Extra Mile" to ensure customer satisfaction. www.shipyardsupplyinc.com   (301 words)

Shipyard The Shipyard is a standard starship construction yard. The Rebel Alliance possessed this type of shipyard in the Airam Sector. However it was destroyed by Imperial Forces at the Battle of Nocto, crushing the Rebel Alliance's attempt to consolidate their power and influence over the Airam Sector after their defeat at the Battle of Hoth. tiger887.tripod.com /Shipyard.html   (125 words)

Shipyard vows to fight monorail The monorail agency filed suit last week to obtain an easement through the shipyard property, which is owned by the Port of Seattle and has been leased to the shipyard since 1919. Officials of the shipyard, monorail and port met this week to discuss a settlement of the 2-year-old property wrangle, but did not reach agreement. Port spokesman Mick Shultz said it is trying to negotiate an acceptable arrangement among the port, the monorail agency and the shipyard, as well as monorail crossings of other port land near Terminal 91 at Interbay and at Terminal 25. seattlepi.nwsource.com /transportation/210714_shipyard04.html   (372 words)

Mathis Shipyard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The John H. Mathis shipyard at Point and Erie Streets in Camden was known far and wide for its yachts and also produced ships for the Navy and Coast Guard. The charter specified that a fee of $1 per year for five years was to be paid for her use, that the submarine would only be used for scientific research, and that she would be scrapped at the completion of the expedition. Nautilus leaving berth at Mathis Shipyard, Camden, NJ Rechristened the Nautilus after Jules Verne's fictional vessel, the boat's record during the expedition was less then stellar. www.dvrbs.com /CamdenNJ-MathisShipyard.htm   (2397 words)

Tennis Resorts Online: Shipyard Plantation/Van der Meer Racquet Club The ownership of Shipyard's recreational amenities and its lodging is fragmented, which makes it modestly more complicated to sort through the options if you're planning to stay there. The condos are handled by many different island real estate agencies, each of which may have struck a different deal with the golf club and tennis club to ensure their guests special privileges. Almost two decades later her onetime coach and former business partner Dennis Van der Meer bought the racquet club and made major enhancements, including the addition of three indoor courts, the general upgrading of the others, and enhancement of the stadium. www.tennisresortsonline.com /trofiles/Shipyard.cfm   (1639 words)

TheWMURChannel.com - News - Portsmouth Naval Shipyard On Closures List The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is the country's oldest shipyard, opening in June 1800. Gregg said that the congressional delegation was preparing a defense of the shipyard, arguing that there are several reasons why it should remain open, including that it was one of the few places where nuclear submarines can be repaired. The Seacoast Shipyard Association was formed to fight the potential closure of the shipyard. www.thewmurchannel.com /news/4485411/detail.html   (868 words)

Shipyard's future at risk - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper The shipyard was included on a list of more than a dozen military facilities that the Base Realignment and Closure Commission announced it wanted to review as a first step to adding them to a list of Pentagon recommendations released in May. Shipyard officials first thing yesterday morning produced 1,000 copies of a flier yesterday with the message, "No changes announced on base closure," said shipyard spokesman Jason Holm. "Naval Shipyard Pearl Harbor is less efficient than Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, according to Department of Navy data, and additional savings could be found from reduced unit costs at the receiving shipyards because of a higher volume of work," Principi said in his request. the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2005/Jul/02/ln/ln07p.html   (1155 words)

[No title] The Shipyard is shut down until the submission process can be automated. The Shipyard is a link-list of giant LEGO Spaceships created by builders all over the world. At the moment the Shipyard consists of only 2 sections: this page and the SHIP gallery. www.zemi.net /shipyard   (185 words)

HUNTERS POINT NAVAL SHIPYARD The shipyard was an annex of Naval Station Treasure Island until 1974 when the Navy's Engineering Field Activity West assumed the management of it. The shipyard consists of 936 acres: 493 on land and 443 under water in San Francisco Bay. Little contamination was detected on Parcel A, the former military housing portion of the base, and in November 1995, the Navy signed a no-action Record of Decision (ROD) for Parcel A. On April 5, 1999, EPA published a notice of partial deletion for Parcel A in the Federal Register. yosemite.epa.gov /r9/sfund/overview.nsf/0/f8cdc641e5183f068825660b007ee684?OpenDocument   (4432 words)

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard In 1799 Congress authorized $522,678 in funds for the purchase of land to establish the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Forrestal arrived at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in September 1992 for her scheduled 14-month complex overhaul, but the overhaul was discontinued in March 1993 when the Forrestal was designated for decommissioning. Prior to closure the civilian employment in the shipyard was approximately 7,000 employees with an annual payroll of $263M. www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/philadelphia_nsy.htm   (2031 words)

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton The shipyard mission is wide ranging in that it possesses the capabilities to overhaul and repair all types and sizes of ships of the United States Navy while also serving as home port for a nuclear aircraft carrier, two nuclear cruisers and three fleet support ships (three fast combat support ships (AOE)). The shipyard is the home of the NAVSEA sponsored Ocean Engineering Department, a unique research and development capability. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard has been recognized as the Navy's best installation worldwide and is the recipient of the 1991 and 1995 Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award. www.house.gov /dicks/psns.htm   (525 words)

Shipyard Marine > About Us Shipyard Marine Inc. [on Green Bay’s West Shore] has been an integral part of the marine business for over 18 years. At Shipyard Marine, we pledge to provide distinctive quality and unparalleled customer service as we strive to gain the respect and trust of our customers. Whether you just want your oil changed, engine winterized or a little gelcoat repair; or require diligent mechanical or fiberglass repair, new systems installed or a complete high performance makeover – we have the experience and resources to accomplish each and every task on your boat on time and within a reasonable budget. www.shipyardmarine.com   (182 words)

Hunters Point Shipyard The first phase of the Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment is now underway. Construction activities on the Shipyard are slated to begin this summer. By working together, we are helping the Shipyard and the community to enjoy the renaissance they deserve. www.hunterspointshipyard.com   (127 words)

[No title] During World War II, the Evansville river front was transformed into a 45 acre shipyard capable of producing LSTs (Landing Ship, Tanks) whose ability to land men and material in various theaters of operation was indispensable to the war effort. The last sailing from the Shipyard occurred on December 12, 1945, and with the combination of a fire which swept the facility in January of 1946 and the government sale of the property in late 1947, the Evansville Shipyard became a part of history. Today, the Evansville Shipyard, and the men and women employed at this industrial giant, are symbolic of the dedicated effort put forth by millions of Americans during World War II to achieve ultimate victory over the Axis powers. www.emuseum.org /virtual_museum/evansville.shipyard/shipyard.html   (699 words)

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