USCG Yard Curtis Bay

The Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard, is a 113-acre federal facility located adjacent to Curtis Creek approximately six miles southeast of downtown Baltimore. The current mission of the Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard is to provide core industrial support for the Coast Guard, including the design, construction, and repair of ships and boats.

It is the Service's sole shipbuilding and major repair facility, and an essential part of the Coast Guard's core industrial base and fleet support operations. The yard annually operates on a $60 million internal revenue.

Improvements during and after WWII included a 3000-ton floating drydock, 2 shipways and a 320' x 60' concrete pier with tower crane. The Depot is now comparable in size and functions to a medium-size Navy shipyard.

Currently, the yard is the sole source for major repair of naval weapons systems used by the Coast Guard fleet. Topping the list is the repair of the MK 75 76mm guns and includes a contract with the Naval Sea Systems Command for the overhaul of the Saudi Arabian MK 75 weapons systems. The yard expanded its market base in the mid 1990's to include the overhaul of the Paxman engine, the main propulsion engine in the 110' patrol boat. The work is considered a primary example of core work for the shipyard.

For a complete list of ships built here, please see:
www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/3public/a...