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2. Amphibious transport dock - Wikipedia

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   An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD), [ 1 ] is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. [ 2 ] Several navies currently operate this kind of ship. The ships are generally designed to transport troops into a war zone ...

3. Caisson (lock gate) - Wikipedia

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   A caisson is a form of lock gate. It consists of a large floating iron or steel box. This can be flooded to seat the caisson in the opening of the dock to close it, or pumped dry to float it and allow it to be towed clear of the dock. Graving docks at Birkenhead, closed by a variety of ship caissons and floating (sliding) caissons.

4. Louis Joubert Lock - Wikipedia

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   Louis Joubert Lock. Coordinates: 47°16′38″N 2°11′50″W. A ship in the Louis Joubert Lock. The Louis Joubert Lock ( French: Forme Ecluse Louis Joubert ), also known as the Normandie Dock – after the large ocean liner that provided the impetus for the facility to be built, is a lock and major dry dock located in the port of Saint ...

5. Dock gate - Wikipedia

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   This page was last edited on 24 February 2016, at 23:41 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply.

6. Dock - Wikipedia

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7. Albion-class landing platform dock - Wikipedia

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   The Albion-class landing platform dock is a class of amphibious warfare ship [5] in service with the Royal Navy. The class consists of two vessels, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, ordered in 1996 to replace the ageing Fearless class. Both ships were built by BAE Systems Marine at the former Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering yard in Barrow-in ...