Burrard Dry Dock

Burrard Dry Dock

Burrard Dry Dock Ltd. was a Canadian shipyard located in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Together with the neighboring North Van Ship Repair yard, which it eventually absorbed, Burrard built over 450 ships, including many warships built for the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy in World War II.

History

* 1906 - Wallace Shipyards moved from Vancouver to the foot of Lonsdale Street in North Vancouver
* 1921 - Wallace Shipyards becomes Burrard Dry Dock Company
* 1928 - Burrard Dry Dock builds the St. Roch, the first ship to travel the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
* 1971 - The Wallace family sells the shipyard to a consortium led by Yarrow Shipbuilders of the United Kingdom. The dry dock was renamed Burrard-Yarrows Corporation.
* 1985 - Burrard-Yarrows becomes Versatile Pacific Shipyards
* 1992 - The shipyard is closed and the last employees are laid off.
* 1997 - City of North Vancouver study recommends mixed use development on the site.
* 2000 - Real estate developer Pinnacle International creates a plan for the site involving multiple condo towers, hotel, commercial space and public amenities.
* 2006 - The City of North Vancouver announces a plan for a new National Maritime Museum of the Pacific with federal and provincial funding to be located on the property. The city also negotiates with Pinnacle International for increased density and building heights in return for approving development of the site and to make room for the museum.

hips built

;Warships
*sclass|St. Laurent|destroyer|1
**warship|HMCS|Skeena|DDH 207
**warship|HMCS|Fraser|DDH 233

*sclass|Restigouche|destroyer|1
**warship|HMCS|Kootenay|DDE 258
**warship|HMCS|Columbia|DDE 260

*sclass|Mackenzie|destroyer|1
**warship|HMCS|Yukon|DDE 263

;Ferries

* Hull 309 MV "Queen of Tsawwassen" - The second BC Ferry that was built
* Hull 311 MV "Queen of Vancouver"
* Hull 320 MV "Queen of The Islands"
* Hull 219 MV "Queen of Coquitlam"
* Hull 100 MV "Queen of Surrey" - The first Surrey was the Queen Of The North.

External links

* [http://www.cnv.org//server.aspx?c=2&i=131 City of North Vancouver Waterfront Project page]


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