92:
Thor Iron Works acquired the yards in 1913 and built only 9 ships, mainly warships and cargo ships, before being bought out in 1917 by
Dominion Shipbuilding and Repair Company Limited. Prior to 1918, shipbuilding was done in wharfs and finally in a shipyard built by Dominion. However Dominion shared
122:
Following World War II, the area remained industrial and served as docking facilities the nearby silos. Berths were filled in and in the 1980s industry was replaced with condos, a City of
Toronto park (Toronto Music Garden) and a public marina by Harbourfront Corporation. Numerous marine uses exist
88:
Doty was acquired by
Bertram Engineering Works Company in 1893 and built a large number of vessels of various sizes. Bertram sold the shipyard to Canadian Shipbuilding Company in 1905 and operated until 1908. From 1908 to 1913 shipbuilding proved to be financially challenging to the new owners
109:
under the contractor
Dufferin Shipbuilding Company Limited and then by federally owned Toronto Shipbuilding Company Limited. From 1943, the new owner Redfern Construction Company Limited built minesweepers for the
166:"Redfern Construction, John Doty & Sons, Bertram Engineering Works, Canadian Shipbuilding, Toronto Shipyards, Thor Iron Works, Dominion Shipbuilding & Repair, Dufferin Shipbuilding, Toronto Shipbuilding"
141:"Redfern Construction, John Doty & Sons, Bertram Engineering Works, Canadian Shipbuilding, Toronto Shipyards, Thor Iron Works, Dominion Shipbuilding & Repair, Dufferin Shipbuilding, Toronto Shipbuilding"
632:
123:
at
Spadina Quay today (2020) including Marina Quay West, numerous passenger vessels, a few active commercial tugs, a water taxi and Boatel on board B&B accommodation.
627:
186:
216:
622:
617:
528:
448:
393:
581:
503:
114:. The last ship was completed in 1945 with the remainder orders cancelled. The shipbuilding industry came to a close in the area for good.
81:
It was not until the late 19th
Century when a formal shipyard began emerging in the area. The first ship building company in the area was
190:
140:
209:
62:. In total 160 ships were built in the shipyards in the site. Now filled inland, the area is now being developed into condos along the
388:
586:
556:
473:
478:
202:
596:
576:
561:
523:
348:
518:
363:
358:
591:
533:
368:
302:
418:
413:
403:
312:
39:
566:
513:
398:
343:
257:
242:
433:
252:
488:
423:
328:
307:
282:
93:
the same fate as
Toronto Shipyards and closed in 1920 after a strike caused the shipbuilder to go bankrupt.
443:
267:
463:
453:
408:
378:
297:
277:
508:
428:
292:
498:
102:
47:
493:
538:
333:
247:
106:
63:
383:
272:
468:
438:
262:
144:
182:
17:
373:
353:
483:
287:
237:
571:
165:
43:
194:
611:
70:
59:
85:
from 1890 to 1893. This company built 6 boats, paddle boat ferries and steamers.
111:
458:
35:
31:
73:(where smaller vessels were built for the garrison) and Queens Wharf.
58:
The first facility appeared in 1890 and the last closed at the end of
101:
The yards lay empty for two decades before being re-activated by the
89:
Toronto
Shipyards (1908–1910) and the yard was abandoned until 1913.
198:
547:
321:
230:
389:Dominion Shipbuilding and Repair Company Limited
210:
8:
217:
203:
195:
633:Defunct manufacturing companies of Canada
529:Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
628:Manufacturing companies based in Toronto
479:Prince Rupert Drydock & Shipbuilding
69:The ship building area was located near
449:Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company
132:
105:in 1941 to build minesweepers for the
83:John Doty Company (John Doty and Sons)
394:Dufferin Shipbuilding Company Limited
30:was a series of shipyards located in
7:
582:Naval Shipyards, York (Upper Canada)
504:Toronto Shipbuilding Company Limited
225:Canadian shipbuilders and shipyards
623:Former defence companies of Canada
524:West Coast Manly Shipyards Limited
25:
349:Bertram Engineering Works Company
618:Shipbuilding companies of Canada
587:Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard
557:Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard
519:Western Canada Shipyards Limited
474:Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company
359:Canadian Dredge and Dock Limited
97:Decline and closing of shipyard
1:
597:Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax
577:Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard
562:Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard
534:William Lyall Shipbuilding Co
369:Canadian Shipbuilding Company
18:Dufferin Shipbuilding Company
572:Île aux Noix Naval Shipyards
419:Halifax Dartmouth Industries
550:and shipbuilding facilities
414:Government Dock Yard, Sorel
409:Friede Goldman Newfoundland
404:Ferguson Industries Limited
364:Canadian Power Boat Company
313:Vito Steel Boat & Barge
649:
592:Penetanguishene Naval Yard
539:Yarrow Shipyards (Canada)
399:Eastern Equipment Limited
344:Bel-Air Shipyards Limited
567:Fort Saint-Jean (Quebec)
548:Historic naval shipyards
514:Victoria Machinery Depot
253:Canoe Cove Manufacturing
243:A.F. Theriault & Son
489:Saint John Shipbuilding
334:West Coast Shipbuilders
329:Albion Iron Works (VMD)
444:MIL-Davie Shipbuilding
424:J. Coughlan & Sons
283:MIL/Metal Craft Marine
464:North Van Ship Repair
459:Newfoundland Dockyard
379:Collingwood Shipyards
339:Bathurst Street Wharf
298:Port Weller Dry Docks
28:Bathurst Street Wharf
434:John Manly's Limited
322:Defunct shipbuilders
103:Government of Canada
48:Lake Shore Boulevard
268:Glovertown Shipyard
263:Irving Shipbuilding
248:Allied Shipbuilders
231:Active shipbuilders
107:Royal Canadian Navy
64:Gardiner Expressway
454:Navy Island Marine
384:Davie Shipbuilding
278:Marystown Shipyard
38:, Canada, between
605:
604:
509:Toronto Shipyards
469:Polson Iron Works
439:Marine Industries
429:John Doty Company
118:Post-shipyard use
16:(Redirected from
640:
374:Canadian Vickers
354:Burrard Dry Dock
293:Pictou Shipyards
219:
212:
205:
196:
170:
169:
162:
156:
155:
153:
152:
143:. Archived from
137:
21:
648:
647:
643:
642:
641:
639:
638:
637:
608:
607:
606:
601:
549:
543:
499:Thor Iron Works
484:Russel Brothers
317:
308:Toronto Drydock
273:Kiewit Offshore
238:ABCO Industries
226:
223:
179:
174:
173:
164:
163:
159:
150:
148:
139:
138:
134:
129:
120:
99:
79:
56:
40:Bathurst Street
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
646:
644:
636:
635:
630:
625:
620:
610:
609:
603:
602:
600:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
553:
551:
545:
544:
542:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
494:Star Shipyards
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
436:
431:
426:
421:
416:
411:
406:
401:
396:
391:
386:
381:
376:
371:
366:
361:
356:
351:
346:
341:
336:
331:
325:
323:
319:
318:
316:
315:
310:
305:
303:Seaspan Marine
300:
295:
290:
285:
280:
275:
270:
265:
260:
255:
250:
245:
240:
234:
232:
228:
227:
224:
222:
221:
214:
207:
199:
193:
192:
188:
184:
178:
177:External links
175:
172:
171:
157:
131:
130:
128:
125:
119:
116:
98:
95:
78:
75:
55:
52:
44:Spadina Avenue
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
645:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
615:
613:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
554:
552:
546:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
430:
427:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
397:
395:
392:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
350:
347:
345:
342:
340:
337:
335:
332:
330:
327:
326:
324:
320:
314:
311:
309:
306:
304:
301:
299:
296:
294:
291:
289:
286:
284:
281:
279:
276:
274:
271:
269:
266:
264:
261:
259:
256:
254:
251:
249:
246:
244:
241:
239:
236:
235:
233:
229:
220:
215:
213:
208:
206:
201:
200:
197:
191:
189:
187:
185:
183:
181:
180:
176:
167:
161:
158:
147:on 2010-06-19
146:
142:
136:
133:
126:
124:
117:
115:
113:
108:
104:
96:
94:
90:
86:
84:
76:
74:
72:
71:Old Fort York
67:
65:
61:
53:
51:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
29:
19:
338:
160:
149:. Retrieved
145:the original
135:
121:
100:
91:
87:
82:
80:
68:
60:World War II
57:
27:
26:
258:Davie Yards
54:Early years
612:Categories
151:2010-06-04
127:References
112:Royal Navy
77:Shipyards
288:Newdock
36:Ontario
32:Toronto
50:West.
46:along
42:and
614::
66:.
34:,
218:e
211:t
204:v
168:.
154:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.