Picture No | 10216236 |
Date | 1868 |
Description | First attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock |
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The first attempt to launch the Bermuda floating dock at North Woolwich, built by Messrs. Campbell, Johnson and Co. of Silvertown. Several floating docks had been constructed for use at colonial ports, to enable maintenance of ships' hulls, but the Bermuda floating dock was the biggest yet constructed.
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Source | The Illustrated London News, 12 September 1868 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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