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The '''Viktor Lenac Shipyard''' ({{lang-hr|'''Brodogradilište Viktor Lenac JSC}}''' or '''Shipyard Viktor Lenac d.d. (JSC)''')<ref name=SN>{{cite web

|accessdateaccess-date=11 December 2012}}</ref> is situated on the northern [[Croatia]]n Adriatic coast, 3 &nbsp;km from the largest Croatian port [[Rijeka]]. It was founded in 1896,<ref name=SN /> and was among the first in the world to deal with ship lengthenings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aker BioMarine build Life Science Factory |url=http://www.akerbiomarine.com/news.cfm?path=169&id=3-116 |accessdateaccess-date=11 December 2012 }}</ref> It is quoted on the [[Zagreb Stock Exchange]] with ticker VLEN-R-B.<ref name=SN />

Today it has three floating [[drydockdry dock]]s, one accommodating vessels up to 160,000 dwt, more than 1,000 metersmetres of berthing space, a large offshore construction site and it specializes in ship conversions and [[gas platform]] construction.

In 1896 a ship repair facility for the merchant, naval and fishing vessel fleets of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] was founded in Rijeka, the largest Adriatic port, under the name Lazarus. After the end of the [[Second World War]], in 1948, the yard was nationalised and renamed [[Viktor Lenac]],.<ref name=CO /> after a communist who worked at the shipyard and was honoured by it.{{cn|date=December 2012}}

After being rescued several times by government guarantees, the company filed for bankruptcy in November 2003 with debts of 102€102 million euros, after the government refused to guarantee a loan of US$12 million US dollars.<ref name=CO>{{cite web

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|date=1 October 2010|accessdateaccess-date=11 December 2012}}{{Subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}</ref> The bankruptcy process was completed in 2008 and [[Tankerska plovidba Co]]., Croatia's largest shipping company, became the largest shareholder, followed by the [[Uljanik|Uljanik]] Shipyard]], Croatia's major builder of car carriers and dredgers.

In 2011, the shipyard won a competitive bidding process for a 60-day maintenance program on the American ship [[USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)|USS ''Mount Whitney'']], during which the shipyard was visited by the [[United States Ambassador to Croatia]], and [[Frank Pandolfe]], commander, U.S. 6th Fleet. The visit was said to have served to strengthen the bonds between the two countries.<ref>{{cite web

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[[Viktor Lenac]] has successfully completed extensive ship repair and dry-docking of [[United States Sixth Fleet|US Navy's 6th Fleet flagship]] ''[[USS Mount Whitney]] (LCC-20)|USS ''Mount Whitney'']] (LCC 20). This highly complex project marked the year as one of the most important ship repair projects. It occupied a large part of the shipyard resources most of 2015. The works commenced in January 2015 and were completed in August 2015. They included complete overhaul and docking of the ship, class surveys, renovation of accommodations and galleys, shell plating and deck housedeckhouse steel renewal. Especially interesting was the modification of the existing vessel’svessel's electrical power supply system and the installation of new generators, switch boards and control mechanisms, and refurbishment of the fuel system, reverse osmosis system, black and gray discharge water system, fire alarm and similar. UHP water blasting of hull, Ballast tanks blasting with steel shots and application of full coating system, cleaning and gas freeing of all fuel tanks, modification of existing spaces into the new auxiliary engine room including installation of 3 new CAT generators, switch boards and control room was carried out. This is the second time that Viktor Lenac has been awarded a [[USS ''Mount Whitney]]'' contract. In 2011 the ship underwent extensive docking and class surveys.

[[File:HelixProducer1FlaringGas.JPG|thumb|right| ''[[Helix Producer 1]]'' , ex -Kommandor 5000, converted in Viktor Lenac between 2006- and 2008]]

* The ''[[Helix Producer 1]]'' was reconfigured as a [[Floating production storage and offloading|FPSO]] vessel and converted between 2006–20082006 and 2008 at the Viktor Lenac Shipyard.

[[File:USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) in floating drydock at Rijeka in January 2015.JPG|thumb|right|Mechanics from the Viktor Lenac shipyard begin working on the U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS ''Mount Whitney'' (LCC-20) as it begins the dry dockdrydock process and reconstruction in Rijeka, Croatia.]]

* [[Saipem]]’s's semisubmersible rig [https://web.archive.org/web/20130919003048/http://mack-project.com/index.php?module=article&id=106 ''Scarabeo 4''] was maintained and repaired in Viktor Lenac in 2009.

* [[USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20)|''USS ''Mount Whitney'']], the [[Amphibiousamphibious Commandcommand Shipship]] was repaired in year 2011 and again in 2015 at the Viktor Lenac Shipyard

* [[Christina O]] Greek shipowner [[Aristotle Onassis]]'s [[Luxuryluxury yacht]] ''[[Christina O]]''{{'s}} reconstruction in 2001