Hong Kong United Dockyard
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Hong Kong United Dockyard (Chinese: 香港聯合船塢) or simply United Dockyard (聯合船塢) is a dockyard in Shek Wan, on the Tsing Yi Island of Hong Kong. HUD was formed in 1973 from the merger of Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock (1863) and Taikoo Dockyard (1902 or 1905). It is jointed owned by Hutchison Whampoa and Swire. The HUD facilities in Tsing Yi replaced the Whampoa Dockyard in Hung Hom and the Taikoo Dockyard in Quarry Bay.
Today HUD's main business is:
- salvage and towage
- shiprepair
- land based engineering projects
Instead of a fixed dockyard, it uses a floating dockyard to perform repairs in Tsing Yi. Named United, it was acquired in 1995.
[edit] Transportation
GMB 88M: Hong Kong United Dockyard <-> Kwai Fong Station
[edit] Boats Built
- Sea Lion class command boats 1965 – 2 for Hong Kong Police Marine Region (retired 1993)
- Sea Rover class command boats 1955-56 – 6 for Hong Kong Police Marine Region
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 22°21′06″N 114°04′59″E / 22.3516°N 114.0830°E
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