The Bangkok Dock Company (1957) Limited ( th, บริษัทอู่กรุงเทพ จำกัด) is a Thai
shipbuilding company. It operates as a
state enterprise
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the governmen ...
under the oversight of the
Ministry of Defence
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. 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
file:Charoen Krung Road April2021 ถนนเจริญกรุง.jpg, Shophouses along Charoen Krung road with the Sathorn Unique Tower in the vicinity (2021)
Charoen Krung Road ( th, ถนนเจริญกรุง, ) is a major road i ...
next to
Wat Yan Nawa, and a newer main facility operating at the
Mahidol Adulyadej Naval Dockyard at
Sattahip in
Chonburi Province.
References
Government-owned companies of Thailand
Shipbuilding companies of Thailand
Defence companies of Thailand
Manufacturing companies based in Bangkok
Manufacturing companies established in 1865
1865 establishments in Siam
Buildings and structures on the Chao Phraya River
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