Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard is located in Virginia
Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard is located in the United States
Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
LocationNorfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates36°49′14″N 76°17′35″W / 36.82056°N 76.29306°W / 36.82056; -76.29306
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1827
NRHP reference No.70000862
VLR No.124-0029
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1970[2]
Designated NHLNovember 11, 1971[3]
Designated VLRDecember 2, 1969[1]

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. Its history includes the refitting of USS Merrimack, which was modified to be the Confederate Navy ironclad CSS Virginia. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
  4. ^ Staff, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, James W. Moody Jr., Director (November 18, 1969), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (pdf), National Park Service{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Accompanying four photos of this and Drydock Number Four, from 1984 and undated (32 KB)