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A.R. JORDAN
the boatyard of the early 1900s.
The bulkhead and piers provide the infrastructure for staging construction projects and repair work.
In 1947, J. Willis Smith and
his brother, Buck, (grandsons of Augustus) acquired the company’s first floating derrick crane and expanded the operations dramatically to include salvage and cargo loading.
AT A GLANCE
SMITH SHIPYARD
FOUNDED: 1905
LOCATION: 6211 Pennington Ave,
Baltimore EMPLOYEES: 30
BACKGROUND: Shipyard, barge, crane and maritime supplier for the mid-Atlantic region.
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