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SHIPBUILDING THE DIRECTORY

Colonnas Shipyard: 140 Years of Experience

Colonna’s Shipyard is located in the historic Berkley section of Norfolk,

Va., and is the oldest continuous family owned and operated private shipyard in the U.S. Founded in 1875 by Charles J.

Colonna, the early business was limited

Port Engineer Facilities to pier-side repairs. Within two years, 400 East Indian River Road

Charles had added his ? rst marine rail-

Norfolk, VA 23523

T: (757) 545-2414 way powered by two horses, which had

E: [email protected] a lift capacity of about 40 tons.

W: www.colonnaship.com

Today, Colonna’s Shipyard continues

Drydock 1:

Number of Employees: 811

Length x Width x Depth: : 620 x 87.7 x 25.7 ft.

to modernize, making the capital invest-

Capacity: 15,750 Long Tons ments necessary for improvements in

Drydock 2: ef? ciency and productivity, and is a di- si? cation of facilities and equipment a

Length x Width x Depth: 270 x 70 x 17 ft.

verse industrial company with extensive central tenet.

Capacity: 2,800 Long Tons capabilities in commercial and govern-

An interesting recent job was an emer-

Drydock 3: ment ship repair, machining and large gency drydocking on NOAA’s Ron

Length x Width x Depth: : 590 x 104.5 x 24 ft.

steel fabrication. Colonna’s maintains Brown, a $1.5M deal to repair leaking

Capacity: 11,320 Long Tons a positive outlook for the coming 12-24 seals, piping, hydraulic booms, as well

Shipyard Features: month timeframe, and per its 140-year as rescue boat davit overhauls, cargo

Hull Shop; Paint Shop; CMMC Machine Shop; Ma- history will make investment and diver- chine & Thruster Shop; Pipe Shop.

crane maintenance and HVAC.

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