Kraljevica Shipyard
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Kraljevica Shipyard is a shipbuilder at Kraljevica
Kraljevica
Kraljevica is a town in the Kvarner region of the country of Croatia, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, approximately thirty kilometers from Opatija and near the entrance to the bridge to the island of Krk...

, on the Adriatic coast of Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

. The shipyard was founded in 1729 and is claimed to be the oldest continuously operational shipyard in the world.

The government of Croatia has repeatedly attempted to privatise the shipyard, most recently in November 2010.

Vessels

The shipyard has produced a variety of commercial ships, military vessels, and superyachts.
In 2009, Kraljevica Shipyard constructed the JoyMe, a 49.9 metre yacht.
In 2010, the shipyard agreed to build two large trawlers for Russian clients.
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