Dock built 1916-1918 for testing Uboats consists of a supporting pontoon, side compartments for insuring position of equilibrium, and a 116-m. pressure cylinder for housing of test boat, which has internal diameter of 12 m., on both sides of the freely mounted pressure cylinder is room for docking two additional boats. Description of entrance shaft to test boat, manholes of pressure cylinder, pump plant, etc.
German marine testing dock
Prufdock fur die Deutsche Marine
Zeitschrift des Vereines Deutscher Ingenieure ; 64 , n 51
1920
6 pages
19 Figs.
Article (Journal)
German
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