Launch of new Admiralty Dock, Portsmouth

Mar. 31, 1960 - Launching Of New Admiralty Dock: Lady Carrington, wife of the First Lord of the Admiralty, today performed the ceremony which started the flooding-up and launching of the Royal Navy's latest floating dock at H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth. The dock was laid down in January last year and will be used in the fitting out of H.M.S. Dreadnought, the first British nuclear submarine, which is being built at Barrow-in-Furness. Admiralty Floating Dock 59 is big enough to accommodate destroyers and frigates and will be fully equipped to carry out the routine maintenance and repairs of ships docked in it. It will also provide accommodation and facilities for the dock. Photo shows A general view at Portsmouth showing the Admiralty Floating Dock 59, at today's ceremony at Portsmouth

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