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2. Dry dock - Wikipedia

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   Dry dock. A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft.

3. Slipway - Wikipedia

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   A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats, and for launching and retrieving small boats on trailers towed by automobiles and flying boats on their undercarriage.

4. Amsterdam Wooden Drydock I - Wikipedia

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   The dry docks would nevertheless remain known as Hera Docks for some time. In 1928 an accident happened in one the HERA docks. In 1930 there was an accident near the Hera dry dock. In 1935 a large ship passed the wooden docks. In May 1938 there was a fire in the Hera dock on the Mariniersplein.

5. Deck (ship) - Wikipedia

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   As is typical for a late-19th-century vessel, several deckhouses may be seen. A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull [1] of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary or upper deck is the horizontal structure that forms the "roof" of the hull, strengthening it and serving as the primary working surface.

6. Boat building - Wikipedia

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   Boat building. Boat building is the design and construction of boats (instead of the larger ships) — and their on-board systems. This includes at minimum the construction of a hull, with any necessary propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety and other service systems as the craft requires. [1]

7. 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.