Drydock Number One, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth, Virginia)

USA / Virginia / Portsmouth / Portsmouth, Virginia
 military, place with historical importance, drydock, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, United States Navy, U.S. National Historic Landmark

The first dry dock in the United States. During the Civil War the abandoned, burned out hulk of the USS Merrimack was converted to the ironclad CSS Virginia in this dry dock. Built in 1827, the dry dock is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark. Additionally, the American Society of Civil Engineers recognizes the dry dock as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
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Coordinates:   36°49'14"N   76°17'34"W
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