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Marystown Shipyard Limited is known as one of the best equipped and efficient ship building and repair facilities of its size on the eastern seaboard of North America.In the mid-1960s a Quebec shipping company, Canadian Vickers, expressed an interest in establishing a facility to repair steel ships at Marystown. Construction of the yard began in 1966. When it started operations in 1967, its primary purpose was to build and service the ships engaged in the offshore fishing industry.
Over the years the shipyard has built a variety of ships, including: Multi Purpose Fishing Vessels, Harbour Tugs, Anchor Handling Tugs, Diving Support Vessels, Fisheries Patrol Ships, Car Ferries, Offshore Supply Vessels, Middle Distance Trawlers, Gillnetter/Seiners, Coast Guard Vessels, and Ship and Buoy Vessels.
To date, a total of 57 ships have been constructed at the shipyard.
Over the years, the current shipyard has had a number of different owners - and thus a number of different names:
- Newfoundland Marine Works Ltd. (1967-1973)
- Marystown Shipping Enterprises Ltd. (1974-1978)
- Marystown Shipyard Ltd. (1979-1997)
- Friede Goldman Ltd. (1998-2001)
- Kiewit Offshore Services (2002-present)
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Excavation of Brake's Cove for construction of Marystown Shipyard in 1966.1966
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Excavation of Brake's Cove for construction of Marystown Shipyard in 1966.4
The opening of the Marystown Shipyard in 1967.5
The opening of the Marystown Shipyard in 1967.1967
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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The opening of the Marystown Shipyard in 1967.1967
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Coast Guard ship Montmorency - First ship to be taken up on syncrolift at the official opening of the Marystown Shipyard, 1967.8
Coast Guard ship Montmorency1967
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Montmorency on dock.1967
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Aerial view of the Shipyard, 1968.1968
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Aerial view of the Marystown Shipyard.1979
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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The Marystown Shipyard, 1979.1979
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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The Marystown Shipyard, 1979.1979
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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An aerial picture of Marystown Shipyard including a scenic view of Mortier Bay.1982
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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