Draft:Halifax Shipyard
Canadian shipbuilding company in Nova Scotia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Halifax Shipyard is a Canadian shipbuilding wharf and graving dock located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1]
The modernized shipyard in 2015 | |
Formerly | Halifax Graving Dock Company
Halifax Shipyards Limited Halifax Industries Limited Halifax-Dartmouth Industries Limited |
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Industry | Shipbulding & Repair |
Founded | 1889 |
Founder | Samual Manners Brookfield |
Headquarters | Nova Scotia, Halifax , |
Owner | Irving Limited |
Parent | Irving Shipbuilding |
Subsidiaries | Halifax Shipyard Limited |
Not to be confused with the Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax, the Halifax ship yard was constructed September 21, 1889 as the Halifax Shipyard Graving Dock. it has changed ownership several times throughout the following centuries. As of 1994, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Irving Shipbuilding Inc. and is the company's largest ship construction and repair facility.[2]
The Halifax Shipyard is originally established on the west side of Halifax Harbour, containing 25 acres of land and 20 acres of water property extending along the harbour front 3300 feet with deep water frontage.[3]
The graving dock is 567 feet long at the top and shortens to 549 feet at the floor, as the landward end is stepped. The gate is 89 feet wide, with the dock itself being 102 feet wide at the top and tapering to 70 feet at the floor. The maximum draught of ship that can be accommodated is 27 feet, limited by the depth of water over the keel blocks at high tide. The original gate of the drydock was 100 feet in length and weighed in excess of ten tons, was built in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1888
The Assembly and Ultra Hall is 48 meters high at its highest point and 407 meters long. Within are two 130-tonne and two 200-tonne bridge cranes that span the width of the building; two fully-enclosed paint booths; moveable elevated production floors; a 12-metre-wide panel line and sub-assemblies area; along with employee offices and training rooms.[4]