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The city has been a major naval shipbuilding centre for most of its history, being the capital of the Spanish Navy's Maritime Department of the North since the time of the early Bourbons.[6] Before that, in the 17th century[10][11][12][13], Ferrol was the most important arsenal[2][14][15] in Europe. Today, the city contains some of the major shipbuilding yards of the Navantia Group.