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.


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    Title :

    Duke of Edinburgh dry dock, Swansea


    Additional title:

    Dock Harbour Authority


    Contributors:
    Read, J. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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