Floating dry dock with capacity of 38,000 long tons at 1-ft freeboard is 1-piece steel structure measuring 725 ft long over pontoons, 172 ft wide and 140 ft clear width between wings; hull design reflects basic ideas developed in aeroplane design where weight is vital factor; dewatering pumps driven directly by diesel engines, bilge blocks, access, control and mooring are described.


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    Titel :

    New floating drydock at Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Dock Harbour Authority


    Beteiligte:
    Crandall, P.S. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1963


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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