10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WET DOCK»
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Observations on the Advantages of a
Wet-
Dock for the Port of ...
site side tho' apparently eligible at first sight, is not so in reality, for in calculating
distance between places, we must look to the means of communication, and to
the obstacles intervening to be able to judge of the facility, as it regards expense,
...
2
First [and Second] Report[s] of the Commissioners
On surveying the present wet-dock, tide-harbour, and shore to the east and west
thereof, and examining the shipping and trade of the port, it soon became quite
obvious that the rapidly increasing shipping of Dundee could be accommodated
...
Great Britain. Tidal harbours commission, 1847
3
Appendix, C., to Second Report of the Commissioners, with ...
On surveyin the present wet-dock, tide~harbour, and shore to the east and west
thereof, and ex-_ amining the shipping and trade of the port, it soon became quite
obvious that the rapidly increasing shipping of Dundee could be accommodated
...
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Tidal Harbours, 1847
4
A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great ...
It could accommodate the largest commercial vessels such as 600 ton (unladeni
East Indiamen, A perspective view of Howland Great Wet Dock, as it was called,
is depicted in a drawing by Thomas Badeslade (q.v.) engraved by John Kip c.
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, Dictionary of Arts, ...
A wet dock without gates is generally distinguished by the name of a basin, which
, however, is sometimes indiscriminately applied to a wet dock whether with or
without gates. A dry dock either becomes dry by the ebbing of the tide when the ...
Thomas Stewart Traill, 1855
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reports from commisioners
For this purpose, therefore, it occurs to me, that in addition to the small extension
of the Pier I have proposed, the most effectual plan would be to construct a Wet
Dock with a Lock in the interior Harbour, which not only affords sufficient space
for ...
7
House of Commons Papers
For the question, 26 votes : Against the question, 51 : Neuter, 2 : Total present, 79
shares : Majority against converting the old harbour into a wet dock, and making
another entrance from the Humber, near to the north-east point of the citadel, ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1841
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, Dictionary of Arts, ...
A wet dock may either have gates to retain the water in it, so that ships shall
constantly remain afloat, or be left open for the tide to flow into and ebb out of it at
pleasure, either leaving it dry at low water, or with a certain depth of water
remaining ...
9
2008 Regulations and Navigation in Panama Canal Waters
Movement to and from the dry dock will normally be made from the wet dock
adjacent to that facility. Panama Canal pilots will pilot a vessel destined to enter
the dry dock from sea to the wet berth associated with that dock. If no wet berth is
...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, ...
A wet dock, without gates, is generally distinguished by the name of a basin,
which, however, is sometimes indiscriminately applied to a wet dock, whether
with or without gates. A dry dock either becomes dry by the ebbing of the tide,
when the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WET DOCK»
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wet dock is used in the context of the following news items.
One of world's largest superyachts docks at Pendennis Shipyard in …
PENDENNIS Shipyard's newly-built wet dock complex had a real baptism of fire on Monday when one of the world's largest superyachts, the 85.6-metre Aquila, ... «Falmouth Packet, Jun 15»
Concern raised over plans for bridge at wet dock in Ipswich
The ambitious idea to build the bridge connecting the island part of the wet dock with New Cut West, close to Bath Street was announced last year, and hopes to ... «Ipswich Star, Mar 15»
New Holland America ship takes to the water
The initial stages of a cruise ship's construction take place in a dry dock facility. ... is flooded and the ship is floated to a wet dock where construction continues. «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
It floats! New Royal Caribbean ship takes to the water
The initial stages of a cruise ship's construction take place in a dry dock facility. ... to a wet dock where construction continues (click through the carousel above ... «USA TODAY, Feb 15»
HMAS Gladstone makes new home at East Shores
HMAS Gladstone has finally been moved to a wet dock at East Shores, after being moored in the Gladstone Harbour since 2007. But residents eager to climb ... «Gladstone Observer, Nov 14»
Scottish fact of the day: Leith Docks
Another drawbridge was built at Bernard Street at the turn of the nineteenth century, and in 1806 the first of the wet docks - the Old East Dock - was completed, ... «Scotsman, Nov 14»
Ipswich Waterfront plan 'critical to town's future'
"The construction of the wet dock crossing would unleash the island site's significant economic potential creating the circumstances for Ipswich's own Enterprise ... «BBC News, Oct 14»
Floods don't wash with this amphibious floating house
The house is set into a wet dock with retaining walls and a base slab. Four vertical posts, or "dolphins," are used to guide the house upwards in a stable manner ... «Gizmag, Oct 14»
SLIDESHOW: Wet dock at Cambridge University boathouse site in …
SLIDESHOW: Wet dock at Cambridge University boathouse site in Ely now connected to River Great Ouse. By ElyWeeklyNews | Posted: October 07, 2014. «Ely News, Oct 14»
Thomson Cruises to Upgrade Two Ships
The 54,000-ton, 1,506-passenger Thomson Dream will go into wet dock at the end of November for a week, ahead of a Transatlantic cruise. The 33,933-ton ... «Cruise Critic, Sep 14»
