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2. Floating dock - Wikipedia

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   A floating dock may refer to a number of constructions found in ports and harbours Floating dock (impounded) , a development of the half tide dock, where pumps or river flow are used to maintain the dock at around the high tide level of a nearby tidal waterway

3. 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]

4. Floating dock (impounded) - Wikipedia

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   A floating dock, floating harbour or wet dock is a dock alongside a tidal waterway which maintains a 'constant' level, despite the changing tides. Operation

5. Auxiliary floating drydock - Wikipedia

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   The ship becomes blocked on the deck of the floating dry dock for repair. Most floating dry docks have no engine and are towed by tugboats to their destinations. Floating dry docks come in different sizes to accommodate varying ship sizes, while large floating dry docks come in sections and can be combined to increase their size and lift power.

6. List of Admiralty floating docks - Wikipedia

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   Admiralty Floating Dock No. 2 - Haslar Creek (HMS Dolphin) from 1906: 1000 tons net capacity, designed to lift submarines; built by Vickers, Sons & Maxim. [5] Admiralty Floating Dock No. 3- Dover, 1912, designed to lift three submarines. 290 ft, 1600 tons [6] Admiralty Floating Dock No. 4 - Medway, 680 ft, 32,000 tons lifting capacity [7]

7. Shippingport (ARDM-4) - Wikipedia

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   With a displacement of 5400 tons, this floating dry dock had a lifting capacity of 7800 tons. [1] Shippingport has two 25 ton portal gantry cranes on tracks, [2] one running along the top deck of each hull side superstructure. [3] She is a government owned, private contractor operated, restored and certified drydock used to execute submarine ...