Lake Washington Shipyard/Carillon Point
After the opening of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks and the Lake Washington Ship Canal in 1917, several shoreline sites on Lake Washington grew in importance as shipyards and maintenance facilities. One of the most important was the Lake Washington Shipyards in Kirkland. Starting with ferries, the shipyard produced numerous warships in World War II. [...]
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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was originally established at Bremerton in 1891 as a naval station and was designated as a US Navy shipyard in 1901. PSNS was the principal repair establishment for the Navy’s battle-damaged battleships and aircraft carriers, as well as smaller warships, of the Pacific Fleet during World War II. Five of the [...]
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Britannia Heritage Shipyard
The Britannia Heritage Shipyard is an authentic representation of a once thriving community of canneries, boat yards, residences and stores. City of Richmond staff and dedicated volunteers work together to preserve and restore the shipyard and surrounding buildings as an active wooden boat centre and waterfront park. Tour the oldest shipyard buildings in British Columbia, [...]
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