Britain's largest oil dock on estuary of Mersey River, will handle tankers of 30,000 tons dwc and over; 500-ft wide approach channel has 44-ft depth at high water of ordinary spring tides; entrance lock 807 ft long and 100 ft wide, controlled by three sliding gates operated by electric winches; four berths have lengths of 800 ft, 725 ft, 900 ft, and 730 ft; experimental work carried out with large scale models of dock and lock at Manchester University. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 83 n 3 Jan 31 1954 p 83-4; Engineering v 177 n 4592 Jan 29 1954 p 153-5; Dock and Harbour Authority v 34 n 400 Feb 1954 p 316-8)


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    Title :

    New tanker facilities at eastham


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 197 , n 5113


    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    New tanker facilities at eastham

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