shipyards
Where boats born
Shipyards are facilities where ships are built and repaired.
They combine dry docks, cranes, workshops, and storage areas along waterfronts.
Major shipyards construct everything from cargo vessels to naval warships, while smaller ones may specialize in repairs or recreational boats: The old shipyards along the river have been converted to condominiums.
Drained basin for hull work
- slipwayInclined shore for launching
- keelHull's structural base
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- gantryOverhead spanning framework
crane · welding · rigging · hull · fabrication · assembly · steelwork · riveting
Port cargo loader
- welderOne who fuses metals
- riggerOne who handles tackle
- fitterMore physically capable
- shipwrightVessel construction craftsman
foreman · engineer · machinist · plater · electrician · pipefitter · apprentice · union
Land beside navigable waters
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- portDocking place for ships
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
pier · berth · basin · channel · tidewater · coastal · riverside · dockside
Medium-sized naval warship
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- carrierOne that transports
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
- cruiserVehicle for extended patrol
submarine · tanker · freighter · trawler · icebreaker · corvette · dreadnought · steamship
Equip again for service
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- drydockingRemoving vessel from water for repair
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- retrofitUpdate existing equipment
servicing · restoration · patching · sanding · painting · inspection · reconditioning · propeller
drydock
Drained basin for hull work
- slipwayInclined shore for launching
- keelHull's structural base
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
gantry · crane · welding · rigging · hull · fabrication · assembly · steelwork · riveting · hoist
dockworker
Port cargo loader
shipwright · foreman · engineer · machinist · plater · electrician · pipefitter · apprentice · union · shift
waterfront
Land beside navigable waters
quay · pier · berth · basin · channel · tidewater · coastal · riverside · dockside · seaport
frigate
Medium-sized naval warship
- destroyerOne that ruins completely
- carrierOne that transports
- battleshipArmored naval capital vessel
cruiser · submarine · tanker · freighter · trawler · icebreaker · corvette · dreadnought · steamship · clipper
refit
Equip again for service
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- drydockingRemoving vessel from water for repair
- maintenancePreserving working condition
retrofit · servicing · restoration · patching · sanding · painting · inspection · reconditioning · propeller · rudder
- Black SeaBlack Sea, Bosporus, Bosphorus, Dardanelles, Crimea
- industrial declinedeindustrialization, factory closures, factory closure, plant shutdowns, plant shutdown
- Tokyo BayTokyo Bay, Yokohama, Kawasaki, reclaimed land, waterfront parks
- East German Industrychemical industry, lignite mining, steel mills, heavy machinery, machine tools
- West SwedenGothenburg, archipelago, Volvo, Chalmers, Natural History Museum
- Zhoushanfishing ports
shipyardsmarinas
Harbors with docking facilities
yacht clubs · moorings · docks · harbors · berths
- naval shipyardsMilitary vessel construction sites