page_title: Cockatoo Island Dockyard
hierarchical_section_title: Cockatoo Island Dockyard
caption_attribution_description: Photograph of launch of Australian cruiser HMAS Adelaide. Launched by Lady Munro Ferguson at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney.
context_page_description: The Cockatoo Island Dockyard was a major dockyard in Sydney, Australia, based on Cockatoo Island. The dockyard was established in 1857 to maintain Royal Navy warships. It later built and repaired military and civilian ships, and played a key role in sustaining the Royal Australian Navy. The dockyard was closed in 1991, and its remnants are heritage listed as the Cockatoo Island Industrial Conservation Area.
context_section_description: The Cockatoo Island Dockyard was a major dockyard in Sydney, Australia, based on Cockatoo Island. The dockyard was established in 1857 to maintain Royal Navy warships. It later built and repaired military and civilian ships, and played a key role in sustaining the Royal Australian Navy. The dockyard was closed in 1991, and its remnants are heritage listed as the Cockatoo Island Industrial Conservation Area.
caption: The light cruiser HMAS Adelaide being launched at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in 1918
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