Founded 1938 | Founder Augustin Theriault | |
Products custom pleasure yachts, fire boats, pilot boats, fishing boats, ferries, patrol boats, target drones Services Vessel Construction and Repair | ||
A. F. Theriault & Son Ltd is a shipyard located in Meteghan River, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Overview
The shipyard has operated for over 75 years. The shipyard is privately owned, and was founded by Augustin Theriault in 1938.
The shipyard has built over 700 boats and ships to date, including yachts, car ferries, pilot boats, fishing boats patrol boats and target drones. The shipyard began building small boats, mainly for fishing but evolved to build large boats and small ships and diversified from fishing boats to yachts, rescue vessels, ferries and industrial vessels. It has five marine slipways for repair of boats.
Past projects include the Boston fireboat American United, built in 2011. A current series of vessels are Hammerhead Target Drones, remote controlled high-speed drones used to train naval units in five countries. Theriault's has made over 250 of the drones which are designed by Meggitt Training Systems.
In 2014 A. F. Theriault delivered a new ferry christened the Christopher Stannix for the Halifax–Dartmouth Ferry Service and had the winning bid to deliver two additional ferries for the service.
Employees
The workforce is seasonal, and can range from 100 to 150 employees based on the demand. The core competency of the employees is ship construction and repair, and includes welding, painting, plumbing and electrical skillsets. Most employees are from the local area.