Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard

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Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location: Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°49′14″N 76°17′35″W / 36.82056, -76.29306Coordinates: 36°49′14″N 76°17′35″W / 36.82056, -76.29306
Built/Founded: 1827
Architect: Unknown
Designated as NHL: 11 Nov 1971[1]
Added to NRHP: February 26, 1970[2]
NRHP Reference#: 70000862
Governing body: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, also known as Drydock No. 1, is the site where the USS Merrimack was modified to be the Confederate Navy ironclad CSS Virginia. It is now included within the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[1][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ 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 ShipyardPDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying four photos of this and Drydock Number Four, from 1984 and undatedPDF (32 KB)
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