NASSCO's shipyard facilities are capable of building commercial cargo ships and tankers and Navy auxiliary ships up to 1,000 feet in length and servicing or repairing any vessel sailing on the West Coast of the United States. The shipyard is located on San Diego Bay, which has a channel depth of 35 feet. To reach NASSCO, ships pass under the Coronado Bridge, which has a vertical clearance of 195 feet. The shipyard encompasses 80 acres of land and 46 acres of water and offers: 2 inclined building ways, 950-feet long and 108-feet wide 8 fully serviced berths ranging from 600 to 1,000 feet A 1,000-foot long, 174-foot wide graving dock with a lift capacity of 30,000 long tons 10 whirley/portal cranes with individual lift capacities up to 300 tons and multi-crane lifts up to 620 tons An 820-foot long, 136-foot wide floating drydock with an ABS-certified lift capacity of 44,000 long tons 6 production workshops and 10 assembly areas 2 blast cells and 5 paint cells for indoor prep and coating of hull blocks (52'x52'x30')more

Utilizing the Esquimalt Graving Dock, owned and operated by Public Works and Government Services of Canada, Victoria Shipyards can drydock and repair vessels over 100,000 DWT. Victoria Shipyards can perform a wide range of repairs up to and including complete vessel conversions. We have successfully completed countless new construction, conversion, repair, and maintenance projects, including cruiseship conversions, work for the Canadian Navy, repair and maintenance work on deepsea vessels and containerships, as well as new construction and repair work on ferries, tugs, fishing vessels, Arctic Class and research vessels, barges and yachts of all sizes and types. Victoria Shipyards operates within the federally-owned Esquimalt Graving Dock, the largest solid bottom commercial drydock on the West Coast of the Americas. Victoria Shipyards can drydock and repair all types of vessels, including cruise ships, fishing vessels, ferries, barges, tankers and naval vessels, performing a wide range of repairs up to and including complete vessel conversions.more