New facility of Prince of Wales Dry Dock Co can accept tankers of up to 36,000 tons dw; length is 670 ft, width at entrance 92 ft with average depth of water over sill of 21 ft; construction is of reinforced concrete floor spanning as beam between side walls and projecting behind side walls to prevent flotation by mobilizing as ballast weight of backfill behind walls; adjustable bilge blocks are provided so that no altars are required for shoring ships.
Duke of Edinburgh dry dock, Swansea
Dock Harbour Authority
Dock and Harbour Authority ; 40 , n 496
1959
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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