Chesapeake Shipbuilding
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Chesapeake Shipbuilding is a shipbuilding company, based in Salisbury
, Maryland
, United States
. It began operations in 1980 on the site of the former Roberts Shipyard. They are capable of constructing vessels up to 375 feet in length on the 13 acre yard. The yard includes 2000 ft of deepwater bulkhead along the Wicomico River
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Notable vessels constructed, for American Cruise Lines
, at the yard include:
Salisbury, Maryland
-Demographics:Salisbury is the principal city of the Salisbury-Ocean Pines CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area , which had a combined population of 176,657 at the 2010 census.As of the census of 2000, there were...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. It began operations in 1980 on the site of the former Roberts Shipyard. They are capable of constructing vessels up to 375 feet in length on the 13 acre yard. The yard includes 2000 ft of deepwater bulkhead along the Wicomico River
Wicomico River (Maryland eastern shore)
The Wicomico River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore of Maryland. It drains an area of low marshlands and farming country in the middle Delmarva Peninsula. The name "Wicomico" derives from the words wicko mekee, meaning "a place where houses are built," apparently...
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Notable vessels constructed, for American Cruise Lines
American Cruise Lines
American Cruise Lines is a small-ship cruise line based in the United States. The line operates six small ships along the Eastern Seaboard, Western Seaboard and rivers of the United States.-History:...
, at the yard include:
- American EagleAmerican Eagle (ship)American Eagle is a small cruise ship owned and operated by American Cruise Lines . Also owned by ACL is the American Spirit and the American Glory. She can hold up to 49 passengers in 31 staterooms. All staterooms have interior entrances and windows, and some have small balconies...
- American SpiritAmerican Spirit (ship)American Spirit is a small cruise ship owned and operated by American Cruise Lines . Also owned by ACL are the smaller American Glory and American Eagle, as well as the American Star of the same size built in 2007. American Spirit was built in 2005 by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland....
- American GloryAmerican GloryAmerican Glory is a small cruise ship owned and operated by American Cruise Lines . Also owned by ACL is the American Spirit and the American Eagle. She was built in 2002 by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland. Up to 49 passengers can be accommodated in her 31 staterooms...