The Burrard Dry Dock (originally Wallace Shipyards) was a shipyard in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships These can be Yachts military This page is about the two distinct British Columbia municipalities that use the name and are often jointly referred to as "North Vancouver" Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It was the most prominent shipyard on the west coast of Canada.

Ships Built at Burrard

• St. Laurent class destroyer
• Restigouche class destroyer

History

• 1906 - Wallace Shipyards moved from Vancouver to the foot of Lonsdale Street in North Vancouver
• 1921 - Wallace Shipyards becomes Burrard Dry Dock
• 1928 - Burrard Dry Dock builds the St. Roch, the first ship to travel the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific
• 1985 - becomes Versatile Pacific Shipyards
• 1992 - lays off last employee and closes
• 1997 - City of North Vancouver study recommends mixed use development on the site
• Approx 2000 - Pinnacle International develops plan for the site involving multiple condo towers, hotel, commercial space and public amenities
• 2006 - City of North Vancouver announces plan for a new National Maritime Museum of the Pacific (in conjunction with the federal government) to be located on the property; negotiates with Pinnacle for increased density & building heights in return for the access to the site for the museum

External links

• City of North Vancouver Waterfront Project page

Construction The need for the St Laurent class came about in 1949 when Canada joined NATO and the Cold War was in its infancy Improved Restigouche (IRE During the late 1960s four ships of this class were refitted to what is known as the Improved Restigouche (IRE Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History 1928 - constructed in North Vancouver British Columbia, Canada at Burrard Dry Dock Shipyards 1929-1939 - supplied The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways amidst the Canadian Arctic Archipelago Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The City of North Vancouver is a waterfront municipality on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, directly across from

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