ABSTRACT
Modern industrial shipbuilding in Gijón has its origin in the late nineteenth century. In 1892, a dry dock was built enabling construction and repair of ships. Because of its dimensions (87 m long, 14 m wide and 5.2 m deep), it had capacity for small and medium-sized hulls. Throughout its history and despite the many changes of business ownership, this shipyard was known as El Dique (the Dock), distinguishing it from the rest of shipyards in the Bay of Gijón. 1 The Dock is part of a larger industrial complex where, in addition to the construction and repair of boats, boilers, engines, and machinery were also manufactured.
