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  2. Pontoon bridge - Wikipedia

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    Floating bridges were historically constructed using wood. Pontoons were formed by simply lashing several barrels together, by rafts of timbers, or by using boats. Each bridge section consisted of one or more pontoons, which were maneuvered into position and then anchored underwater or on land.

  3. Surabaya Wooden Dock of 1,100 tons - Wikipedia

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    He bought the plans of the American floating dry dock, and soon Amsterdam Wooden Drydock I was put into use on 30 November 1842, lifting the frigate Koning Willem II of 39.6 m length, 11 m beam and 3.6 m draught and about 800 tons, belonging to J.P. Janette Walen. [5]

  4. Floating dock (jetty) - Wikipedia

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    A floating dock, floating pier or floating jetty is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. It is usually joined to the shore with a gangway. The pier is usually held in place by vertical poles referred to as pilings, which are embedded in the seafloor or by anchored cables. [ 1] Frequently used in marinas, this type of pier maintains a fixed ...

  5. Float (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    Float (nautical) Floats (also called pontoons) are airtight hollow structures, similar to pressure vessels, designed to provide buoyancy in water. Their principal applications are in watercraft hulls, aircraft floats, floating piers, pontoon rhinos, pontoon bridges, and marine engineering applications such as salvage .

  6. Berth (moorings) - Wikipedia

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    Most berths are alongside a quay or a jetty (large ports) or a floating dock (small harbors and marinas). Berths are either general or specific to the types of vessel that use them. The size of the berths varies from 5–10 m (16–33 ft) for a small boat in a marina to over 400 m (1,300 ft) for the largest tankers.

  7. Amsterdam Wooden Drydock I - Wikipedia

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    48.13 m (157.9 ft) Beam. 18.68 m (61.3 ft) Draft. 0.57 m (1.9 ft) (empty) Depth of hold. 6.23 m (20.4 ft) Amsterdam Wooden Drydock I ( Dutch: Het eerste drijvende droogdok in Amsterdam) was the first floating dry dock of Amsterdam, and probably the first modern floating dry dock of Europe.

  8. Mooring - Wikipedia

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    Mooring Post, Eisenhower Pier, Bangor, Northern Ireland A passenger ship mooring onto a harbour in Limone sul Garda, Italy. A dockworker places a mooring line on a bollard.. A mooring is any permanent structure to which a seaborne vessel (such as a boat, ship, or amphibious aircraft) may be secured.

  9. Auxiliary floating drydock - Wikipedia

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    Auxiliary floating drydock. An auxiliary floating drydock is a type of US Navy auxiliary floating dry dock. Floating dry docks are able to submerge underwater and to be placed under a ship in need of repair below the water line. Water is then pumped out of the floating dry dock, raising the ship out of the water.

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