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)
New tanker facilities at eastham
Engineer
Engineer ; 197 , n 5113
1954
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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New tanker facilities at eastham
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