MIL-Davie Shipbuilding
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MIL-Davie Shipbuilding is a historic Canadian
shipbuilding
company that was located in both Sorel, Quebec (MIL) and Lauzon, Quebec
(Davie).
In 1986, Marine Industries Limited
merged with Davie Shipbuilding
to become MIL-Davie Shipbuilding.
The company declared bankruptcy in the early 2000s due to a lack of contracts and has recently been sold to Norwegian interests.
The Quebec facility, located on the St. Lawrence River across from Quebec City, was closed in 1997 and will be re-activated for a contract to be delivered in 2009 and renamed Davie Yards Incorporated
.
Warships
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
shipbuilding
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...
company that was located in both Sorel, Quebec (MIL) and Lauzon, Quebec
Lauzon, Quebec
Lauzon is a former city in southern Quebec, Canada, located on the St. Lawrence River northeast of Lévis. Founded in 1910, Lauzon had a population of about 14,500 when it merged with Lévis in 1989...
(Davie).
In 1986, Marine Industries Limited
Marine Industries Limited
Marine Industries Limited was a Canadian ship building company, in Sorel, Quebec, with a shipyard located on the Richelieu river about 1 km from the St. Lawrence River. It employed up to 10,000 people during the post WWII boom....
merged with Davie Shipbuilding
Davie Shipbuilding
Davie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:...
to become MIL-Davie Shipbuilding.
The company declared bankruptcy in the early 2000s due to a lack of contracts and has recently been sold to Norwegian interests.
The Quebec facility, located on the St. Lawrence River across from Quebec City, was closed in 1997 and will be re-activated for a contract to be delivered in 2009 and renamed Davie Yards Incorporated
Davie Yards Incorporated
Davie Yards Incorporated is a ship building unit of TECO Group or Norway and is the successor to Davie Shipbuilding and MIL-Davie Shipbuilding....
.
Ships built
Ferries- MV Joseph and Clara SmallwoodMV Joseph and Clara SmallwoodMV Joseph and Clara Smallwood was a Marine Atlantic passenger/vehicle ferry which operated between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island in eastern Canada. She is named after one of the former Newfoundland and Labrador premiers, Joseph R...
(1986) - MV CaribouMV CaribouMV Caribou was a Marine Atlantic passenger/vehicle ferry which operated between the islands of Newfoundland and Cape Breton in eastern Canada....
(1989)
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See also
- Marine Industries LimitedMarine Industries LimitedMarine Industries Limited was a Canadian ship building company, in Sorel, Quebec, with a shipyard located on the Richelieu river about 1 km from the St. Lawrence River. It employed up to 10,000 people during the post WWII boom....
- Davie ShipbuildingDavie ShipbuildingDavie Shipbuilding is a historic shipbuilding company located in Lauzon, Quebec. The facility has undergone restructuring and is currently operating as Davie Yards Incorporated.-History:...