shipyard
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But he got a job as a mechanical engineer at the local shipyard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
CMAL, the ship's owner, said it would have expected engineering documentation to have been sent directly to the shipyard prior to delivery.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Kang Kon—named after a Korean War general—was docked at an east coast shipyard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Swinney will meet local politicians and a community group as well as managers from the nationalised Ferguson shipyard, a week after they announced plans to shed a quarter of its workforce.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
She pulls on the shipyard bell that rings in Rufino’s workshop.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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The Liberty Ship program used 18 American shipyards to produce more than 2,700 ships from a common design in four years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Exxon said a fifth massive oil-production vessel—capable of pumping 250,000 barrels a day—has set sail for Guyana from shipyards in Asia and is expected to begin production in the fourth quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Scottish shipyards may think they are in pole position but, as Hine points out, don't count your chickens - or warships - before they're hatched.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
For decades, Scotland's naval shipyards in Glasgow and Rosyth have dominated construction of the UK's surface warships.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
German shipyards rushed to build a fleet powerful enough to engage Britain’s Royal Navy in battle.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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