Drydock Number One
Drydock Number One is the oldest operational drydock facility in the United States. Located in Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, it was put into service in 1834, and has been in service since then.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Dock (intermittent)
- …dates from 1834
- Also known as“Drydock No. 1”“Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
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Drydock Number One
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Latitude
36.82058° or 36° 49′ 14″ north
Longitude
-76.29293° or 76° 17′ 35″ west
Open location code
8785RPC4+6R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = maritime
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dock
OpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent = yes
Wikidata ID
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