Shipyards

Sites where ships were constructed and repaired, which contain significant remains of historic shipyard infrastructure within the inscribed area.

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Antigua Naval Dockyard
Australian Convict Sites Cockatoo Island
Fortress of Suomenlinna Includes the Shipyard/Dry Dock dating from 1750
Karlskrona
Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution Contains several naval docks and shipyards e.g Nagasaki
St. Petersburg Kronstadt - "A significant share of the 18th century dockyard survives today, as part of the St Petersburg World Heritage Site" (Chatham Comparative Analysis)
Venice and its Lagoon Arsenal

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A connection should:

  1. Not be "self evident"
  2. Link at least 3 different sites
  3. Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
  4. Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
  5. Be explained, with reference to a source