Dock, constructed in Great Britain and shipped out, partly assembled, to Lake Nyasa, where it is being erected at new fleet maintenance base, is double sided self docking type, consisting of four pontoons forming lifting portion, and two parallel side walls; pumping machinery, consisting of Diesel generator set, motor, and centrifugal pump, is capable of lifting vessel displacing 450 tons, on mean draft of 8 ft, in 5 hr.


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    Title :

    500-Ton floating dock for Lake Nyasa


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Published in:

    Engineering ; 169 , n 4389


    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    3 pages


    Remarks:

    Supp plate, Photographs, Sectional drawings


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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