Atlantic Basin Iron Works

The Atlantic Basin Iron Works was a ship repair and conversion facility that operated in Brooklyn, New York, from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.

[2] By 1920, the yard was known for its construction and repair of oil-fired boilers, diesel engines, and refrigeration units.

In 1941–42 the company converted the 9,300-ton passenger and cargo steamship Rio Parana into the British Royal Navy escort carrier HMS Biter.

In spite of warnings that he might lose all his government contracts or have his company seized, Moran remained intransigent, and after three months of legal wrangling, the government made good on its threat and seized the company in September 1943, taking direct control of its management.

[4] The western part of the site was used later for the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, which opened in April 2006.