Kingston Dry Dock

Kingston Dry Dock is a National Historic Site of Canada in Kingston, Ontario.

Ontario · 55 Ontario Street, Kingston, Ontario · location approximate

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Mississauga Point was for over 150 years the site of major shipyards when Kingston was one of the important ports and ship building centres on the Great Lakes. The significance of this industry led the federal government to construct this dry dock in 1890. Initially operated by the Department of Public Works as a repair facility for lake vessels, it was enlarged and leased in 1910 to the Kingston Shipbuilding Company, the first of a series of private concerns which operated the shipyard until 1968. During the Second World War naval vessels, notably corvettes, were built in the shipyard.

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KINGSTON DRY DOCK LA CALE SÈCHE DE KINGSTON Pendant 150 ans, à l' époque où Kingston était l'un des plus grands centres maritimes des Grands Lacs, Mississauga Point fut le site d'imporants chantiers navals. C'est ce qui amena le gouvernement fédéral à y construire une cale sèche en 1890. Relevant d'abord du ministère des Travaux publics, celle-ci servit à la réparation des navires. En 1910, elle fut agrandie et louée à la Kingston Shipbuilding Company; ce fut la première d'une serie d'implications de l'industrie privée, qui durèrent jusqu'en 1968. Lors de la seconde guerre mondiale, on y construisit des navires, notamment des corvettes.

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Kingston Dry Dock

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