The Bangkok Dock Company (1957) Limited ( th, บริษัทอู่กรุงเทพ จำกัด) is a Thai

shipbuilding Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to befo ...

company. It operates as a state enterprise under the oversight of the Ministry of Defence. It was founded in 1865 as the Bangkok Dock Co by Captain John Bush, the harbour master of Bangkok, and was acquired by the Royal Thai Navy in 1957. The company now has two facilities: the original Bangkok dockyard on Charoen Krung Road next to

Wat Yan Nawa Wat Yannawa (), commonly known in English as "the boat temple", is a Buddhist temple (Buddhist temple, Wat) in Bangkok on Charoen Krung Road, Sathon district. The temple has a long history from the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya era to the present ...

, and a newer main facility operating at the Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard at

Sattahip Sattahip ( th, สัตหีบ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Chonburi province, Thailand. It is at the southern tip of the province southeast of Bangkok. In 2014, the district had a population of 157,000 in an area of 348,122 km2. Geogr ...

Chonburi Province Chonburi (, , ) is a province of Thailand (''changwat'') located in eastern Thailand. Its capital is also named Chonburi. Neighbouring provinces are (clockwise from north) Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, and Rayong, while the Bay of Bangkok is to ...

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