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2. Dolphin (structure) - Wikipedia

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   Wood pilings grouped into a pair of dolphins serving as a protected entryway to a boat basin. A dolphin is a group of pilings arrayed together to serve variously as a protective hardpoint along a dock, in a waterway, or along a shore; as a means or point of stabilization of a dock, bridge, or similar structure; as a mooring point; and as a base for navigational aids.

3. Mooring hitch - Wikipedia

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   The mooring hitch can be used to tie a small boat to a post, pole, bollard or similar. As it is a quick-release knot, it can be easily untied by pulling the working end E. [1] If the working end is long enough, this can be done from the boat. [2] It is considered rather insecure though. [2] [3] Tying the mooring hitch

4. San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock - Wikipedia

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   The San Antonio class is a class of amphibious transport docks, also called a "landing platform, dock" (LPD), used by the United States Navy.These warships replace the Austin-class LPDs (including Cleveland and Trenton sub-classes), as well as the Newport-class tank landing ships, the Anchorage-class dock landing ships, and the Charleston-class amphibious cargo ships that have already been ...

5. Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard - Wikipedia

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   The shipyard was sold in 1997 to Baltimore Marine Industries Inc. In 2012, it was owned by Barletta Industries, which had converted it to the Sparrows Point Shipyard and Industrial Complex . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As of 2021, it is owned by Sparrows Point Terminal, LLC and has been renamed Tradepoint Atlantic .

6. Port of Santo Domingo - Wikipedia

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   Distance between bollards: 5 meters / 16 feet; Strength of bollards: 100 tons / 2 - 150 tons; Depth of water at low tide: 9.7 meters / 31.4 feet; Turning basin max length: 370 meters / 1200 feet; Max LOA allowed: 360 meters / 1166 feet; Availability of gangway: yes, team pax gangway to 3rd floor of terminal; Distance from pier to city: 1 mile

7. 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.

8. Bitts - Wikipedia

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   Shipboard bitts Shoreside bitts. Bitts are paired vertical wooden or metal posts mounted either aboard a ship or on a wharf, pier, or quay.The posts are used to secure mooring lines, ropes, hawsers, or cables. [1]

9. Wasp-class amphibious assault ship - Wikipedia

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   The Wasp-class is a class of landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy.Based on the Tarawa class, with modifications to operate more advanced aircraft and landing craft, the Wasp-class is capable of transporting almost the full strength of a United States Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and landing them in hostile territory via ...