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The Shipyard Annual
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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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