Penzance Dry Dock
Penzance Dry Dock is a ship repair and refit yard on the harbour front at Penzance, Cornwall, describing itself as Europe's first dry dock with almost 200 years of operating history. The yard handles repair, refit, restoration, conversion and marine engineering for fishing vessels, commercial craft such as ferries, tugs, workboats and survey vessels, and leisure boats up to superyacht size. Work can be carried out in the dry dock, on wet berths in the inner harbour or at a tidal berth, and the company also offers mobile field engineering across the UK and Europe plus a 24-hour emergency repair service. It is part of parent company Linked Solutions and states it operates across six sites.
Penzance Dry Dock
Penzance Dry Dock is a traditional repair and refit yard on the harbour front in Penzance, Cornwall, which it describes as Europe's first dry dock and a facility with almost 200 years of operation. Working across fishing, commercial marine and leisure sectors, the yard combines traditional skills with modern working practices and is supported by parent company Linked Solutions, which provides project management, consultation, procurement, marine engineering and manufacturing capability across five strategic UK sites.
Services
- Vessel repair, refit, restoration and conversion
- Routine maintenance and planned dry docking
- New build and design support, through to end-of-life support
- Marine engineering, naval architecture, electrical engineering and specialist fabrication in-house
- Procurement of OEM parts through to bespoke interiors via a partner network
- 24-hour emergency repair service and emergency afloat repairs in southwest Cornwall
- Mobile field engineers available across the UK and Europe
- Close working links with the MCA inspectorate on fishing vessel regulations
Facilities
- Dry dock: 75m x 12m (max depth stated as 3.7m)
- Wet berths for vessels up to approximately 105–106m
- Inner harbour afloat working, max depth 6m
- Drying out berth and tidal berth for urgent propeller and rudder repairs
- Indoor workshop: 50m x 42m
- Six operational sites referenced by the company
Vessel Types
- Commercial fishing vessels
- Passenger ferries, tugs, workboats and survey vessels
- Superyachts up to 75m in the dry dock
- Dutch barges, yachts, cruisers and smaller leisure craft
Location
- Wharf Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4BW, United Kingdom
- Positioned where the Western Approaches meet the English Channel, adjacent to one of the UK's major fishing grounds