A dry dock vessel support structure 200 for supporting maritime vessels when in a dry dock. The dry dock vessel support structure includes a pair of support blocks 204 and 210 mounted one on top of the other with a reconfigurable intermediate operating layer 201 in between. The intermediate operating layer can be operable to adjust a separation between the support blocks, permit relative lateral movement between the support blocks and act as a load bearing structure. A compressible contact layer 214 is supported on an upper surface of one of the support blocks 210. Also disclosed is a method of introducing the support structure beneath a vessel and a method of removing the support structure from beneath a vessel by using the intermediate operating layer to alter the spacing between the support blocks.


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    Title :

    Dry dock vessel supporting apparatus


    Contributors:
    GEORGE KERR (author) / MARK LAKEMAN (author) / DOUG MILNE (author)

    Publication date :

    2018-01-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen



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