Riverside Shipyard

The Riverside Shipyard was the ground-based Starfleet shipyard 2-1A located in Riverside, Iowa, Earth. The Riverside construction zone was under the SFC Division, United Federation of Planets, Sector 47. 

History
In the mid-2250s, the USS Enterprise (alternate reality) was constructed at the Riverside Shipyard. The shipyard was also an embarkation point from where Starfleet Academy cadets would travel to their training facilities. According to the ship's dedication plaque, although constructed in Iowa, the Enterprise was launched from the San Francisco Fleet Yards.

In 2255, boarded the military shuttle Bardeen at the Riverside Shipyard after  dared him to enlist in Starfleet and do better than  the night before at the nearby Shipyard Bar. 

Background information
The first teaser trailer for premiered with the release of Cloverfield (2008), depicting scenes of the Enterprise being constructed at the Riverside Shipyard.

According to co-writer Roberto Orci: "Shortly after the heroic death of George Kirk, the Iowa shipyards were erected by Starfleet to honor and commemorate the sacrifice. Hence, the Kelvin salt shaker in the diner, etc...."

According to the novelization of Star Trek, the decision was more a matter of location, as central Iowa was close to the Mississippi River and a still-industrial Midwest, but sufficiently isolated that a catastrophic accident would endanger few people outside of the shipyard itself.

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