Notes on construction and towing of Admiralty's floating dock, AFD 35, 6000 mi, including difficult transit of Suez Canal, to England; dock was built in Bombay; for ease in construction and towing, structure was built in two sections, length 870 ft; beam 177 ft; max draft 10 ft; displacement 28,000 tons; lifting capacity 50,000 tons.


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    Title :

    Notable towing operation


    Additional title:

    Dock Harbour Authority


    Published in:

    Dock and Harbour Authority ; 28 , n 324 ; p 155-156


    Publication date :

    1947


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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