dockyards
Ship repair zones
Dockyards are facilities where ships are built, repaired, and maintained.
The term typically refers to naval or military shipyards rather than commercial ones: The Royal Navy dockyards at Portsmouth have operated for centuries.
A dockyard includes dry docks, warehouses, workshops, and equipment for handling vessels of all sizes.
Hull's structural base
- hullOuter covering or frame
- slipwayInclined shore for launching
- launchSet into motion
- fitting-outSupplying necessary equipment
rigging · mast · planking · caulking · riveting · welding · scaffolding · cranes
Large goods storage buildings
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- timberWood for construction
workshops · foundries · smokestacks · waterfront · wharves · piers · quays · berths
Complete systematic repair
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- drydockingRemoving vessel from water for repair
- refitEquip again for service
- restorationReturning something to condition
painting · sandblasting · survey · classification · seaworthiness · patching · replating · corrosion
Military port for warships
- warshipsMilitary combat vessels
- destroyersFast armed naval vessels
- frigatesMidsized naval combat vessels
- submarinesUnderwater naval vessels
aircraft carriers · admiralty · fleet · armaments · ammunition · torpedo · battleship · corvette
Craftsmen who build vessels
- weldersThose who fuse metals
- rivetersWorkers joining metal plates
- fittersThose who adjust fit
- riggersThose who install cables
crane operators · foremen · apprentices · unions · wages · shifts · workforce · tradesmen
English Channel naval hub
- ChathamTown in multiple countries
- GdanskNorthern Polish seaport
- clipper shipsFast sailing cargo vessels
- galleonsMulti-decked sailing warships
men-of-war · Victorian · colonial · maritime heritage · preservation · museum · HMS Victory · ironclads
keel
Hull's structural base
fitting-out · rigging · mast · planking · caulking · riveting · welding · scaffolding · cranes · gantry
warehouses
Large goods storage buildings
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
timber · workshops · foundries · smokestacks · waterfront · wharves · piers · quays · berths · loading
overhaul
Complete systematic repair
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- drydockingRemoving vessel from water for repair
- refitEquip again for service
restoration · painting · sandblasting · survey · classification · seaworthiness · patching · replating · corrosion · antifouling
naval base
Military port for warships
- warshipsMilitary combat vessels
- destroyersFast armed naval vessels
- frigatesMidsized naval combat vessels
submarines · aircraft carriers · admiralty · fleet · armaments · ammunition · torpedo · battleship · corvette · minesweeper
shipwrights
Craftsmen who build vessels
riggers · crane operators · foremen · apprentices · unions · wages · shifts · workforce · tradesmen · laborers
Portsmouth
English Channel naval hub
- ChathamTown in multiple countries
- GdanskNorthern Polish seaport
- clipper shipsFast sailing cargo vessels
galleons · men-of-war · Victorian · colonial · maritime heritage · preservation · museum · HMS Victory · ironclads · wooden ships
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- maritime historysailors, ships, seamen, sailing ships, celestial navigation
- Maritime Industryshipping lines, container ships, merchant ships, steamships, merchant marine
- maritime tradesea trade, container ships, cargo ship, shipping routes, ocean trade
- portsport, seaport, harbor, seaports, harbors
- navalnaval fleet, naval bases, naval officers, naval personnel, naval operations
dockyardsrailyards
Train sorting facilities
airfields · aircraft hangars · rail yards · motor pools · bus depots
dockyardsmarinas
Harbors with docking facilities
yacht clubs · boat launches · sailing clubs · beach resorts · moorings
- naval dockyardMilitary ship repair facility