Shipbuilding has been a big part of Victoria’s history, says maritime historian Denton Pendergast, curator of the Victoria Harbour History project. It started with the gold rush, when Gov.
Shipbuilding has been a big part of Victoria’s history, says maritime historian Denton Pendergast, curator of the Victoria Harbour History project.
Point Hope is now considered the oldest operating shipyard on Canada’s west coast. It operates on land that was at one time part of Songhees Village, established on the banks of the harbour in 1844. In 1917, the shipyard was leased by the Foundation Company, which built 24 steam-powered wooden cargo freighters that were up to 300 feet long.
By 1985, Point Hope was an employee-owned entity, after 30 workers came together to buy it from Seaspan. It would run until the mid-1990s, before it was forced to seek creditor protection.
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