TO CLOSE THE NEW GRAVING DOCK AT SOUTHAMPTON. —The steel sliding caisson, for closing the entrance of the King George V Graving Dock at Southampton, which is the largest graving dock in the world, has been fitted in, making the dock ready for use. The caisson itself, which is seen being placed in position, displaces about 4500 tons of water, is 138½ft. long., 58½ft. high, and 29½ft. wide. Over 1300 tons of steel were used in its constructi. on, and it is wholly of British manufacture.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7279, 5 October 1933, Page 5
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86TO CLOSE THE NEW GRAVING DOCK AT SOUTHAMPTON.—The steel sliding caisson, for closing the entrance of the King George V Graving Dock at Southampton, which is the largest graving dock in the world, has been fitted in, making the dock ready for use. The caisson itself, which is seen being placed in position, displaces about 4500 tons of water, is 138½ft. long., 58½ft. high, and 29½ft. wide. Over 1300 tons of steel were used in its constructi. on, and it is wholly of British manufacture. Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7279, 5 October 1933, Page 5
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