Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, Louisiana, was a major American shipbuilding and repair facility known for constructing naval, commercial, and research vessels along the Mississippi River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial facility
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shipyard ⓘ |
| activity |
construction of commercial vessels
ⓘ
construction of naval vessels ⓘ construction of research vessels ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
United States Navy
NERFINISHED
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commercial shipping companies ⓘ research organizations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole |
support of Gulf of Mexico offshore and commercial shipping
ⓘ
support of U.S. naval shipbuilding programs ⓘ |
| employerInRegion | New Orleans metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
dry docks
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fabrication shops ⓘ outfitting piers ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Cold War era naval construction
ⓘ
support of U.S. military sealift capacity ⓘ |
| industry |
ship repair
ⓘ
shipbuilding ⓘ |
| laborForce |
skilled shipyard workers
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unionized workforce ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy |
Huntington Ingalls Industries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Avondale, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInParish | Jefferson Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | major American shipbuilding operations on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Avondale Industries, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. maritime industrial base ⓘ |
| region | Gulf Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedMarket |
U.S. Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
commercial maritime operators ⓘ government research agencies ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest employers in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| strategicLocationReason |
access to deep-draft Mississippi River channel
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proximity to Gulf of Mexico shipping lanes ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
rail connections
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river transport ⓘ road connections ⓘ |
| typeOfVesselsBuilt |
commercial cargo ships
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naval auxiliary ships ⓘ research and survey vessels ⓘ |
| waterfront | Mississippi River west bank ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.