naval-yard

Updated: May 29, 2025

There are three principal landing-places at the city of Rio, one in front of the Palace, one at the Custom-House, and one at the Naval-yard; where there are flights of stone steps for the convenience of the public. I took a walk in the evening with my friend Mr. Dickson, a naval surgeon settled in this city, for whom I had a letter of introduction, from my friend Captain Owen.

James Holman - A Voyage Round the World, Volume I : Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832

"The naval-yard is a fair size; the workshop is small, however, and apparently little or no materials for the repair of vessels are kept on hand. It will be a necessity for this to be remedied if the graving dock is to be of any use for ships of the navy.

E. W. (Edward William) Watkin - Canada and the States