Question

Passenger and merchant ships are built at ______.

• A. Mazagaon Docks
• B. Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam
• C. No place; the Indian docks only make navy ships
• D. Goa shipyard

Answer 1

The correct option is B Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam

Passenger and merchant ships are built at Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam.

Hindustan Shipyard Ltd., strategically located on the East Coast of the Indian peninsula, at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is the nation’s premier shipbuilding organization catering to the needs of shipbuilding, ship repairs, submarine construction and refits as well as design and construction of sophisticated state-of-the-art offshore and onshore structures. Direct sea access, excellent infrastructure, skilled work force, rich expertise garnered over the years in building 187 vessels and repairing 1968 vessels of various types enable HSL to offer competent services for the defence and maritime sectors.