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Defunct shipyard in Vancouver, Washington, U.S.
Kaiser Company, Vancouver, commonly known as the Vancouver Shipyard, was an emergency shipyard constructed along the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver_Shipyard
Shipbuilding yards on the West Coast of the United States
Shipbuilding Corporation and the Swan Island Shipyard in Portland, Oregon, and the Vancouver Shipyard in Vancouver, Washington. Henry Kaiser was known for
Kaiser_Shipyards
Canadian ship-builder
and barge operation on the lower coast, Vancouver Tug also owned Vancouver Shipyards. In 1968 or 1969, Vancouver Tug was acquired by the construction firm
Seaspan_ULC
Defunct shipyard in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Kaiser shipyards in the Portland area, along with the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation and the Vancouver Shipyard. Before the opening of the shipyard, Swan
Swan_Island_Shipyard
Canadian shipbuilding program
construction of the Polar 8 to Versatile Pacific Shipyards (formerly Burrard-Yarrows) of North Vancouver, British Columbia. Later in that year, a design
Polar_Icebreaker_Project
Canadian Coast Guard research vessel
formally delivered to the Canadian Coast Guard at a ceremony at Vancouver Shipyards on November 13, 2025. Crew training is scheduled to occur in Patricia
CCGS_Naalak_Nappaaluk
15th episode of the 2nd season of The X-Files
The Haitian refugee camp was shot in a derelict building in a North Vancouver shipyard; originally, the producers wanted to set the episode in Haiti and
Fresh_Bones
City in Washington, United States
influx of shipyard workers boosted the population from 18,000 to over 80,000 in just a few months, leading to the creation of the Vancouver Housing Authority
Vancouver,_Washington
Canadian offshore fisheries research ship (2020)
The vessel was constructed in 2020 by Vancouver Shipyards, operated by Seaspan Shipyards, in North Vancouver, British Columbia. It is named after John
CCGS_John_Cabot_(2020)
Ice class
by Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards and the second, slightly smaller, by Davie Shipbuilding in co-operation with the Finnish Helsinki Shipyard. The vessels
Polar_Class
Canadian Heavy Polar Icebreaker
future Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker under construction at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards under the Polar Icebreaker Project as part of the National Shipbuilding
CCGS_Imnaryuaq
February 2024, a pre-construction design contract was awarded to Vancouver Shipyard for the project. Delivery of the first vessel was anticipated in 2030
List of equipment of the Canadian Coast Guard
List_of_equipment_of_the_Canadian_Coast_Guard
Canadian Heavy Polar Icebreaker
National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy and awarded to Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards on 19 October 2011 as part of the C$8 billion non-combat vessel work
CCGS_Arpatuuq
World War II shipyard in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Island Shipyard, located several miles upriver on Swan Island; and the Vancouver Shipyard, located across the Columbia River from Portland in Vancouver, Washington
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Oregon_Shipbuilding_Corporation
City in British Columbia, Canada
Second World War turned North Vancouver into the Clydeside of Canada with a large shipbuilding program. Housing the shipyard workers provided a new building
North_Vancouver_(city)
Service in British Columbia, Canada
Burrard Dry Dock Vancouver Shipyard Victoria Machinery Depot Washington Marine Group – Originally called the Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. Yarrow Shipbuilders
BC_Ferries
Canadian shipbuilding company
instead to Vancouver Shipyards, a subsidiary of Seaspan, and Halifax Shipyards, a unit of the Irving Group of Companies. Vancouver Shipyards obtained an
Davie_Shipbuilding
Class of US cargo ship, 1940s
ship is a class of cargo ships produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier
Victory_ship
Retrieved 5 February 2019. "Vancouver Drydock". Seaspan. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2019. "Seaspan's Vancouver Shipyards". Seaspan. 3 September 2013
List_of_dry_docks
Saltery Bay All three ferries were built at Vancouver Shipyards of the Washington Marine Group in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Galinski, Paul (October
I-class_ferry
Mississippi-based Bollinger Shipyards, the Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions, and the Canadian Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards announced a strategic
Arctic Security Cutter program
Arctic_Security_Cutter_program
Class of Canadian oiler replenishment ships
B.C." The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 24 September 2014. "National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Secretariat announces Vancouver Shipyards to build the
Protecteur-class auxiliary vessel
Protecteur-class_auxiliary_vessel
American shipbuilding and ship repair company
CA Shipyard". Vigor Marine Group. Retrieved August 25, 2025. "Norfolk, VA Shipyard". Vigor Marine Group. Retrieved August 25, 2025. "Vancouver, WA Facility"
Vigor_Marine_Group
American yacht builder
Christensen Shipyards was a builder of composite-hull motor yachts located in Vancouver, Washington, United States. Founded in 1983, the original yard
Christensen_Shipyards
April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019. Berthiaume, Lee (8 July 2019). "Vancouver shipyard used one new coast guard vessel to repair, deliver another". CTV News
CCGS_Sir_John_Franklin_(2017)
Shipyard in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
company establishes a new, larger shipyard at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver. 1911 – July 11, the shipyard is destroyed by fire but is immediately
Burrard_Dry_Dock
Neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hoffar-Beeching Shipyard at 1927 West Georgia in 1929) William Boeing's yacht, the superb Taconite, was built at Hoffars in 1931. The Vancouver Shipyards through
Coal_Harbour
Type of boat built by Canadian boatbuilders during the Second World War
d'Oro, active ML 123 Q 123 Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. Vancouver, British Columbia October 1942 6 October 1944 Vancouver, British Columbia No Flotilla
Canadian Fairmile B motor launch
Canadian_Fairmile_B_motor_launch
Aircraft carrier class of the US Navy
the Casablanca class were built in Vancouver, Washington, at the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company's Vancouver Shipyard. The following ships of the class were
Casablanca-class escort carrier
Casablanca-class_escort_carrier
Canadian inventor and entrepreneur
in Biology. Arney worked at a Vancouver shipyard, testing underwater airbags. Soon after, he moved to North Vancouver where he founded SEI industries
Don_Arney
German class of replenishment ships
be built by Seaspan Marine Corporation at the Vancouver Shipyards facility located in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The design was chosen over a
Berlin-class replenishment ship
Berlin-class_replenishment_ship
Landform in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
third Northwest shipyard (the others being the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in North Portland, and the Vancouver Shipyard in Vancouver, Washington).
Swan_Island_(Oregon)
Ship built in British Columbia in 1976
the BC Ferries fleet. Queen of Alberni was built by Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd in North Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1976. She joined two other C-class
MV_Queen_of_Alberni
automobile ferry operated by BC Ferries. It was built in 1982 by Vancouver Shipyards in Vancouver, British Columbia. Initially, the ferry was part of the Ministry
MV_Quinsam
Canadian Coast Guard heavy icebreaker
The keel of newbuilding number 107 was laid at the Burrard-Yarrows Vancouver shipyard on 15 June 1982 and the vessel was launched on 23 April 1983 as Terry
CCGS_Terry_Fox
Casablanca-class escort carrier of the US Navy
916 men. Her construction was awarded to Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington under a Maritime Commission contract, on 18 June 1942, under
USS_Bismarck_Sea
Programme for emergent ship production
Canadian shipbuilders to construct merchant ships. As all existing U.S. shipyards capable of constructing ocean-going merchant ships were already occupied
Emergency Shipbuilding Program
Emergency_Shipbuilding_Program
naval architects Robert Allan Limited, and were built at Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver in 1978, and later acquired by the Canadian Forces. The
Fire-class_fireboat
Bannock activist and educator
mother was a veteran of World War II and had worked as a welder in the Vancouver shipyard before returning to the reservation to raise her family. On her maternal
LaNada_War_Jack
British Columbian ferry
rough seas. During 2001, she was given a major $500,000 refit at Vancouver Shipyards, which included a redesign and modernization of the passenger decks
MV_Queen_of_the_North
Ferry boat in Canada
and Departure Bay. In 1991, the ship underwent another refit at Vancouver Shipyards. However, shortly after returning to service in August, the ferry
MV_Queen_of_New_Westminster
Ship built in 1977
automobile ferry operated by BC Ferries. It was built in 1977 by Vancouver Shipyards in Vancouver, British Columbia. The ferry was originally part of the Ministry
MV_Quinitsa
Former city in Oregon, U.S.
the workers at the wartime Kaiser Shipyards in Portland and Vancouver, Washington. Vanport—a portmanteau of "Vancouver" and "Portland"—was home to 40,000 people
Vanport,_Oregon
U.S. Navy amphibious warfare ship
USS Vancouver (LPD-2) was a Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock, named after the city of Vancouver, Washington, which was in turn named after the famous
USS_Vancouver
Canadian research ship built in 2019
Franklin and CCGS John Cabot. The ship was constructed at Seaspan Shipyard, Vancouver, British Columbia and launched on 5 June 2019. Capt. Jacques Cartier
CCGS_Capt._Jacques_Cartier
Liberty ship of WWII
and 1542. The ship was built at the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company's shipyard at Vancouver, Washington. SS Francisco Coronado was ordered by the United States
SS_Francisco_Coronado
Municipality in British Columbia, Canada
North Vancouver, commonly North Vancouver or North Van, is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada, situated north of the city of Vancouver across
North Vancouver (district municipality)
North_Vancouver_(district_municipality)
Series of Canadian labour law cases
1942, Kuzych obtained a position as a welder in the North Vancouver Ship Repairs shipyard, which had a collective agreement with the BISU. He made a
Kuzych_v_White
Canadian schooner built in 1904
Coast. He enlisted Captain William Watts, founder of Vancouver Shipyard (now Vancouver Shipyards), to build the vessel. Beginning in the 1930s, the Maple
Maple_Leaf_(schooner)
Dutch shipbuilding company
private family-owned company. Damen Shipyards Group is a globally operating company with more than 50 shipyards, repair yards, and related companies
Damen_Group
Royal Canadian Navy Fireboat
naval architects Robert Allan Limited, and were built at Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver in 1978, and later acquired by the Canadian Forces. The
CFAV_Firebrand
Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador on 1 March 1967. Rossland was sold to Vancouver towing company in 1946 and renamed La Verne. In 1971, the vessel was resold
Llewellyn-class_minesweeper
United States Army military unit
common sight. Inexpensive power from Bonneville to busy Portland and Vancouver shipyards and aluminum plants helped the war effort. The Flood Control Act
Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Portland_District,_U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
Canadian trade unionist (1890–1944)
His last union position was as the shop steward at the Vancouver Shipyards. He died in Vancouver on February 13, 1944, aged 53. After leaving a streetcar
Arthur_"Slim"_Evans
operationalization 1082 Restructuring the pay scheme of civilian positions in the Naval Shipyard, Philippine Navy January 26, 1986 1083 Condonation of accrued interests
List of executive orders by Ferdinand Marcos
List_of_executive_orders_by_Ferdinand_Marcos
United States historic place
fruit orchards, a shipyard, a distillery, a tannery, a sawmill, and a dairy. By 1843, situated roughly 600 yards outside Fort Vancouver were about sixty
Fort_Vancouver
design and was laid down on 8 June 1944 by Burrard Dry Dock at their Vancouver shipyard. Beachy Head was launched on 27 September 1944 and was commissioned
HMCS_Cape_Scott
Royal Canadian Navy fireboat
naval architects Robert Allan Limited, and were built at Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver in 1978, and later acquired by the Canadian Forces. The
CFAV_Firebird
Canadian ship
was converted into a cargo tug in 1937. The job was given to North Vancouver Shipyards Ltd., who installed a new steel deck and towing machinery and stripped
MV_Pentowna
Former shipbuilding firm based in Glasgow, Scotland
Roland H. Webb, Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd.: The Rise and Demise of Vancouver's Biggest Shipyard, The Northern Mariner, Vol. Vi, 1996. Retrieved 10 October 2010
Yarrow_Shipbuilders
Chinese research vessel
built at Vancouver Shipyards in Vancouver, British Columbia and delivered in July 1983. Despite having been built at two different shipyards on the opposite
Zhong_Shan_Da_Xue_Ji_Di
Railway station in British Columbia, Canada
was used by the North Vancouver Museum of Archives and as a launching point for historical walking tours of the Lonsdale shipyards. In a report prepared
North_Vancouver_station
Cable Ferry Connecting Vancouver Island and Denman Island
kilonewtons - and pontoon docking. The ferry was built by Seaspan at its Vancouver Shipyards at a cost of CAD$15 million. Its construction suffered delays and
MV_Baynes_Sound_Connector
Canadian trade unionist and politician
succession of foster homes. During World War II, he found work on a Vancouver shipyard then, in 1943, engaged in a month-long crime spree with an accomplice
Frank Howard (Canadian politician)
Frank_Howard_(Canadian_politician)
German naval vessel company
needed] On the 12th of April 2023, ThyssenKrupp sold its stake on Hellenic Shipyards to George Prokopiou. The corporation opened a branch office in Karachi
TKMS
Miscaroo was an icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessel built by Vancouver Shipyards for BeauDril, the drilling subsidiary of Gulf Canada Resources, in
Miscaroo
Scottish football coach and former player
has coached in Scotland, New Zealand and in Canada, where he was with Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Gordon Forrest was born in Dunfermline, Fife, on 14 January
Gordon_Forrest
Narrow entrance to Burrard Inlet
is the official name for the entrance to Burrard Inlet, the mouth of Vancouver, British Columbia's inner harbour. Captain George Henry Richards named
First_Narrows_(Vancouver)
States 15 February Queen of Burnaby Burnaby-class ferry Vancouver Shipyards Co. North Vancouver Canada For BC Ferries 15 February Zabardast Firefighting
List_of_ship_launches_in_1965
Shipbuilding and ship repairing company
operating commercial shipyards on the Pacific Coast of North America. Located at the mouth of the Seymour River in North Vancouver, the company provides
Allied_Shipbuilders
6 April Queen of Caopilano Intermediate-class ferry Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. North Vancouver Canada 12 April Seniority Coaster Appledore Shipbuilders
List_of_ship_launches_in_1991
February Queen of Cumberland Intermediate-class ferry Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. North Vancouver Canada 21 February Newcastle Adelaide-class frigate AMECON
List_of_ship_launches_in_1992
Fireboats of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
city of Vancouver received five new fireboats. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. and built by Celtic Shipyards, the new boats not only served Vancouver but operated
Fireboats_of_Vancouver
American shipyard company
60729; -122.68569). Both Vancouver yards were closed in 1921. The Vancouver yard, referred to as the Standifier Steel Shipyard, began working steel for
G. M. Standifer Construction Company
G._M._Standifer_Construction_Company
Island in British Columbia, Canada
island in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the North Arm of the Fraser River. It is mostly residential and connected to the rest of Vancouver by the Deering
Deering_Island
Submarine of the United States
Naval Shipyard for her first major overhaul. Upon completion of the overhaul in January 1963, the submarine made port calls at Seattle and at Vancouver, British
USS_Blueback_(SS-581)
Canadian shipbuilding company
Brunswick. The shipyard was active from 1923 to 2000 and permanently closed in 2003 after three years remaining idle. Numerous shipyards were located on
Saint_John_Shipbuilding
Worker protests in Vancouver, Canada
The 1918 Vancouver general strike was a general strike that took place in response to the death of Albert "Ginger" Goodwin on 2 August 1918. It was the
1918_Vancouver_general_strike
Sculpture by Myfanwy MacLeod in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Olympic Plaza, which served as the site of the 2010 Olympic Village in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The work depicts one male and one female house
The_Birds_(sculpture)
Class of amphibious transport docks
USS Vancouver Class overview Name Raleigh class Builders New York Naval Shipyard Operators United States Navy Preceded by None Succeeded by Austin class
Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock
Raleigh-class_amphibious_transport_dock
Millennium-class cruise ship
prefix in 2008. She was built in 2001 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France for Celebrity Cruises. She is fitted with two General
Celebrity_Summit
Public utility district in Clark County, Washington, U.S.
effort, one of the seven Kaiser Shipyards was built on the north shore of the Columbia River at Ryan Point in Vancouver, to participate in the war effort
Clark_Public_Utilities
Public library system in Washington
II in 1942, Vancouver was heavily impacted due to the heavy population growth as workers flocked to the area to work at the Kaiser Shipyards. To support
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
Fort_Vancouver_Regional_Libraries
Cruise ship operated by Disney Cruise Line
Magic class was ordered on April 27, 1995, and built by Fincantieri at its shipyard in Marghera, Italy. Construction of the vessel began with the keel laying
Disney_Magic
Canadian shipping company
by shipping company Teekay, and was built by Samsung Heavy Industry’s shipyard in South Korea. It will be operating from Q4 2014 in the Norwegian sector
Teekay
Ferry class in British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia Ferry Corporation ordered two ships constructed from shipyards in British Columbia which became the Sidney-class ferries. The initial
V-class_ferry
1918–1925 labour conflict
unions in Canada grew increasingly militant. The revolt commenced with the Vancouver general strike on 2 August 1918. The general strike was violently suppressed
Canadian_Labour_Revolt
American drama television series
filmed in British Columbia, Canada, leveraging the scenic locales of the Vancouver metro area, and in Martini Film Studios. Winters and Hilary Weisman Graham
Tracker_(American_TV_series)
Canadian ice hockey player
opposing goaltenders. Frank Patrick of the Vancouver Millionaires of the PCHA signed Kelly from the Vancouver Shipyards Coughlans well into the 1919 season,
Fred_Kelly_(ice_hockey)
government and private sector funding. In 2019, the City of North Vancouver opened the Shipyards Skate Plaza, an outdoor skating rink. Wasted heat from the skating
Lonsdale_Energy_Corp
Oasis-class cruise ship
International. She was built in 2018 in the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, the fourth in Royal Caribbean's Oasis class of
Symphony_of_the_Seas
Most populous city in California, U.S.
on October 24, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2013. "Vancouver Twinning Relationships" (PDF). City of Vancouver. Archived (PDF) from the original on February
Los_Angeles
U.S. state
Quimper in 1790 and Francisco de Eliza in 1791, and British explorer George Vancouver in 1792. The British–Spanish Nootka Convention of 1790 ended Spanish claims
Washington_(state)
American industrialist (1882–1967)
the process by constructing new shipyards using this concept. Other Kaiser shipyards were located in Ryan Point (Vancouver) on the Columbia River in Washington
Henry_J._Kaiser
Japanese four-masted training barque tall ship
keel was laid by Sumitomo Heavy Industries on July 8, 1988 at the Uraga shipyard, near Yokohama, Japan. She was launched on March 7, 1989, and commissioned
Kaiwo_Maru_(1989)
Ferry class in British Columbia, Canada
Columbia, Canada and were built at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft shipyard in Flensburg, Germany. They are the second-largest ships in the BC Ferries
Coastal-class_ferry
of the City of Vancouver, but still within the Metro Vancouver Regional District of British Columbia. "Canadian Register - Vancouver". Canada's Historic
List of historic places in the Metro Vancouver Regional District
List_of_historic_places_in_the_Metro_Vancouver_Regional_District
Canadian governmental procurement program
under the NSS, CCGS Sir John Franklin, was launched at Seaspan's shipyard in North Vancouver on 8 December 2017. On 5 February 2019, the Canadian government
National Shipbuilding Strategy
National_Shipbuilding_Strategy
City in British Columbia, Canada
Island (excluding Queensborough), the adjacent Sea Island (where the Vancouver International Airport is located) and several other smaller islands and
Richmond,_British_Columbia
Capital city of British Columbia, Canada
the Vancouver area due to the capital's distance from the Lower Mainland. The city's chief industries are technology, tourism, education, shipyards, federal
Victoria,_British_Columbia
VANCOUVER SHIPYARD
VANCOUVER SHIPYARD
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from a place in Roxburghshire named Eckford.The surname Eckford appears in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries, most notably with a shipbuilder from Irvine, Scotland, named Henry Eckford (1775–1832). At age 16 he emigrated to Quebec, then to New York City (1796), where he ran shipyards and built steamboats, including the Robert Fulton.
VANCOUVER SHIPYARD
VANCOUVER SHIPYARD
Girl/Female
Irish
The name of a saint. Bard.
Male
Egyptian
, first king of Egypt; the son of Io.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant of the wise one.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly an altered form of Grummett, which is from a pet form of the personal name Grim or of any of various Germanic personal names formed with the element grim ‘mask’ (see Grim).
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Jamaican
From the Farm; By the Spring; Farm Near the Well; A Town by the River
Girl/Female
Latin
Mother of Jason.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Moon
Boy/Male
Hindu
Intelligent, Thoughtful
Boy/Male
African, American, British, Celtic, English, Gaelic, Jamaican, Scottish
Dweller of the Top of the Cliff; From the High Cliff
VANCOUVER SHIPYARD
VANCOUVER SHIPYARD
VANCOUVER SHIPYARD
VANCOUVER SHIPYARD
VANCOUVER SHIPYARD
n.
An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard.
n.
A yard, place, or inclosure where ships are built or repaired.