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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seaboard Coastline Building and Commodore Theatre.
Seaboard Coastline Building
Railway station
Photo: Capt1922, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seaboard Coastline Building, also known as Old City Hall, is a historic train station located at Portsmouth, Virginia. The original section was built in 1894-1895 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Seaboard Coastline Building is situated 1 mile north of Drydock Number One.
Commodore Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Commodore Theatre is an historic movie theater located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It was built in 1945 in the Streamline Art Deco style, and originally sat 1,000 people. Commodore Theatre is situated 1 mile northwest of Drydock Number One.
United States lightship Portsmouth
Museum
Photo: William Grimes, Public domain.
United States Lightship 101, known as Portsmouth as a museum ship, was first stationed at Cape Charles, Virginia. Today she is at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia. United States lightship Portsmouth is situated 1¼ miles north of Drydock Number One.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berkley and Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District.
Berkley
Suburb
Photo: Jmarian7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Berkley was an incorporated town in Norfolk County, Virginia. Chartered by an Act of Assembly in 1890, the Town of Berkley was located directly across the Eastern Branch Elizabeth River from the City of Norfolk in the South Hampton Roads area.
Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District
Quarter
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portsmouth Olde Towne Historic District, is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 89 buildings. It is located in the primarily residential section of Portsmouth and includes a notable collection of Federal and Greek…
Avalon
Hamlet
Avalon is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.
Drydock Number One
- Type: Dock (intermittent)
- Also known as: “Drydock No. 1” and “Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
- Categories: dry dock, historic site, and transportation
- Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.82058° or 36° 49′ 14″ northLongitude
-76.29293° or 76° 17′ 35″ westInception
1834Open location code
8785RPC4+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 668109431OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dockOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yesWikidata ID
Q5309682
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Drydock Number One” goes by many names.
- French: “Drydock Number One”
- German: “Dry Dock 1”
- German: “Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard”
- German: “Gosport Naval Dry Dock”
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