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2. Dry dock - Wikipedia

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   Dry dock - Wikipedia ... Dry dock

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] Frequently used in marinas, this type of pier maintains a fixed ...

4. Amsterdam Wooden Drydock I - Wikipedia

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   Design and Ordering American floating dry docks. The first modern floating dry dock started to operate in New York in 1839-1840. It had been constructed by John S. Gilbert (1801-1891), inventor of the balance dry dock. The American dry dock drew the attention of Jan Daniel Diets, ex-captain of ships to the West Indies.

5. 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.

6. Gaza floating pier - Wikipedia

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   Gaza floating pier

7. Expeditionary Transfer Dock - Wikipedia

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   A computer-generated image depicting the Expeditionary Transfer Dock design. The Expeditionary Transfer Dock concept is a large auxiliary support ship to facilitate the 'seabasing' of an amphibious landing force by acting as a floating base or transfer station that can be prepositioned off the target area.