Corporate Body

Williamstown Dockyard (1856 - 1922)

From
1856
Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
To
1922
Functions
Manufacturing Industry and Maritime Industry
Location
Williamstown, Victoria

Summary

Williamstown Dockyard was one of Australia's principle ship building yards. The dockyards opened in 1856 for ship docking and repairs and ship building had commenced by 1913. The first warship to be built there, the Deakin, was completed in 1920. In 1922 the dockyard was renamed the Williamstown Naval Dockyard.

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Annette Alafaci

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