Washington Marine Group: Shipyards Division
Shipyards Division > Vancouver Shipyards

Facilities

Floating drydocks

  • 220 metres (722 feet) x 45.8 metres (150 feet)
  • 36,000 tonne lift capacity
  • Cranage to 85 tonnes
  • 131.1 metres (430 feet) x 33.5 metres (110 feet)
  • 30,000 tonne lift capacity

Graving dock

  • 347.67 metres (1140 feet) x 38.40 metres (126 feet)
  • Vessels up to 100,000 DWT
  • Cranage to 150 tonnes  

Syncrolift

  • 82.3 metres long (270 feet) x 21.3 metres wide (70 feet)
  • 1,200 tonne lift capacity
  • Cranage to 100 tonnes 

Building Berth

  • Level shipbuilding berth and side launchway
  • 168 metres (550 feet) x 30 metres (98 feet)

Machine Shop

  • 1,740 square meters (18,750 square feet)
  • Two 40-tonne overhead cranes
  • 10 lathes up to 18 metres (60 feet) long bed with 2.45 metre (96 inch) diameter turning capability
  • 6 boring mills up to 2.5 metre (99 inch) diameter and 22 tonne capacity
  • Planers up to 6 metre (20 feet) stroke
  • 8 m wide ESAB Avenger 2 Plasma Cutting/Marking/Beveling Machine

Steel Forming

  • 21,000 square foot covered shop
  • Brake presses up to 1,000 tonnes
  • Roll bender to 17 metres x 2 centimetres (40 feet x 3/4 inch) plate
  • Frame bender to 440 tonnes

Paint Shed

  • 20,000 square foot, full enclosed
  • Accommodate vessels up to 90 metres (295 ft.) X 21 metres (70 feet)