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	Dry dock - KBismarck.com Naval Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ships are placed in dry docks so that the underwater parts of their hulls can be examined, repaired, cleared, or painted.
		A dry dock is prepared by flooding the basin with water until the level is the same on both sides of the gate.
		A floating dry dock is a mobile structure, usually built of steel.
	www.kbismarck.com /encyclopedia/Dry_dock (224 words)

	Dry dock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A graving dry dock is a narrow basin, usually made of earthen berms and concrete, closed by gates or by a caisson, into which a vessel may be floated and the water pumped out, leaving the vessel supported on blocks.
		The first dry dock in Europe, and the oldest surviving dry dock, was commissioned by Henry VII of England at HMNB Portsmouth in 1495 (see The Tudors and the Royal Navy).
		The largest dry dock in the world is in Belfast, Northern Ireland measuring 556m by 93m, with a capacity of 1.2million tonnes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dry_dock (856 words)

	Floating boat storage dry dock - Patent 4280429
		A floating dry dock for a boat comprising a tubular, boat-supporting platform made from a planar array of interconnected PVC conduit (or similar material) and a pair of vertical, buoyant, tubular side walls connected to the platform.
		Floating dry docks have been used in the past to accommodate large ships to allow people to clean or repair hull structure.
		A floating dry dock including a boat supporting platform formed from a joined array of conduits in fluid communication, a pump for evacuating or flooding said platform conduit array, and buoyant vertical side barriers connected to said platform.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /4280429.html (1857 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Indian navy loses dry dock
		A huge floating dry dock used by the Indian navy has sunk in the Andaman Islands, hours after a ship which was repaired in it had sailed out to sea, naval officials said.
		For well over two decades, the dry dock served as temporary anchorage for a number of vessels and it provided crucial repair and refit facilities to naval vessels in the Andamans Islands, which has emerged as the HQ of the newly-created far eastern command of the Indian navy since early this year.
		How the floating dry dock sank is still not clear, but naval officials say preliminary enquiries suggest a failure of its pumping system as the cause of the disaster.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/south_asia/2410505.stm (559 words)

	SS Toroa - Floating Dry Dock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When investigations were made to repair the hull of the vessel, conclusions reached at the time were that the most economical and practical way to achieve this would be to build a floating dry dock to lift the vessel out of the water.
		The floating dry dock was professionally designed and constructed in reinforced ferro-cement.
		The pontoons can be used for a range of uses including; dry dock system for vessels up to 280 tonnes, or modified for use as a barge or floating platform.
	www.toroa.org.nz /dry_dock.html (173 words)

	Process: Dry Docking and Launching
		In dry docking, a ship is removed from the water to enable work to be performed on the exterior part of the ship below the waterline.
		To prepare the dry dock, keel blocks are set into position and lines and men to handle the vessel are readied.
		Floating Dry Dock - a structure with sealed wing walls between which the ship is positioned.
	www.osha.gov /SLTC/shipbuildingrepair/drydocking.html (404 words)

	Crandall Drydock Engineers History
		Fourteen years later, in 1854, W. Crandall and his son, Horace Irving Crandall, were asked by the Boston Dry Dock Company to build a dock of the marine railway type in East Boston for the unprecedented capacity of 1000 tons based on the great success of their Newport dock.
		The basic success of the CRANDALL marine railway dry dock stemmed from their simplicity of operation with minimum manpower, the use of various types of releasing bilge blocks to permit speedy hull cleaning and painting without multiple dockings, and an operation taking about one hour at most, permitting one to take advantage of tides.
		From 1939 to 1945, twenty-one new CRANDALL docks were built in Maritime Canada alone, ranging from 200 tons for RCAF crash boats to 1400 tons for Corvettes to 3000 tons for Tribal class destroyers to 5000 tons for freighters and icebreakers.
	www.crandalldrydock.com /history.html (2169 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| India tries to refloat dry dock
		The Indian navy is trying to salvage a huge floating dry dock which sank on Wednesday in the Andaman Islands.
		The floating dry dock, FDN-1, had been stationed in the Andamans since 1987 when it the Indian navy first began using it.
		For well over two decades, the dry dock served as temporary anchorage for a number of vessels and it provided crucial repair and refit facilities to naval vessels in the Andaman Islands, which have emerged as the HQ of the newly-created far eastern command of the Indian navy since early this year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/south_asia/2416247.stm (565 words)

	Dry Dock 101
		She is the first ARDM (Auxiliary Repair floating Drydock Medium), built by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, Seattle, Washington, and is the second Naval drydock to bear the name ARCO.
		Construction of the all steel floating dry dock began in June 1983.
		Floating drydocks in service of the United States Navy are named after towns or communities which have a nuclear generating plant or facility.
	www.arco.navy.mil /dry_dock_101.htm (300 words)

	Floating dock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A floating dock is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons.
		These are usually joined to the shore with a ramp that rests upon the dock on rollers, to adjust for the vertical movement of the dock.
		The dock is usually held in place by vertical poles embedded in the soil under the water or by anchored cables.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Floating_dock (155 words)

	Journal Entry 2
		The usual way to build a floating dry-dock is as a single structure not one of multiple barges arranged side-by-side.
		Below on the right is a photograph of the U.S. Navy floating dry-dock AFDM-6 (with an unidentified attack submarine inside) that show the normal construction of such structures.
		This dock was built in 1943 and is of the largest currently in use.
	mason.gmu.edu /~rclark2/hist696/journal2.html (546 words)

	Floating dry dock by HSL
		The tender floated by HSL, it is learnt, offered three options to the bidders, namely supplying a second-hand dry dock, building a new dry dock and constructing the dock at HSL's yard.
		Majority of the bidders are believed to have opted for constructing the dry dock in their own yards and towing it to HSL.
		The floating dry dock will help HSL boost ship-repairing activity which is growing steadily.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2001/03/26/stories/092659br.htm (175 words)

	The worlds largest floating dry dock Kotka
		This is the largest dock of its type and made of concrete.
		The picture below shows the dock being transported from Genoa where it had been for some years and gives us a better idea of the real proportions of this giant.
		PSM has recently received a further order for the dock covering a six-point draft system to monitor deflection under load conditions.
	www.psm-sensors.co.uk /drydock.htm (93 words)

	Floating Dry Docks for Ship Launching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Modern techniques of mechanized, prefabricated shipbuilding are compatible with a method of ship launching using a floating dry dock.
		The floating dry dock method was compared with others, historical applications reviewed, an operational description presented, significant design parameters considered, practicable alternatives analyzed, possible hazards evaluated, and available testing methods described.
		With its structural flexibility, the floating dry dock launching method appears to be applicable to all sizes and types of ships with conventional hulls.
	www.pubs.asce.org /WWWdisplay.cgi?7001009 (208 words)

	Google Sightseeing » Post Archive » Dry-dock in Guam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I’d assumed the cargo was craned into the dry dock, but instead the dry dock slightly submerges itself (just like a submarine) so that the ship (or in this case, a real submarine) can drive into the u-shape of the dry dock.
		The dry dock then pumps out the water to raise itself and the cargo above the surface.
		Guam have three different floating dry-docks, this is the largest and is worth a staggering $24 million.
	googlesightseeing.com /2006/09/13/dry-dock-in-guam (405 words)

	Taipei Times - archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Ching Fu (Marshall Islands) Shipbuilding Co has given authorities four weeks to find a new location for the dry dock in the capital Majuro after it was rejected because it was too close to hotels, homes and dive sites.
		But Silk said the Marshall Islands was keen to bring the dry dock to Majuro because the economic benefits would be huge for the country of 55,000 people.
		The dry dock has been planned for Majuro since the middle of last year and aims to take advantage of its proximity to tuna fishing grounds.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/taiwan/archives/2005/07/08/2003262639/print (379 words)

	USS Helena Pulls into Floating Dry Dock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		060110-N-3532C-044 Naval Base Point Loma, Calif. (Jan. 10, 2006) - The crew of the floating dry-dock, ARCO (ARDM-5), use mooring lines to pull the Los Angeles-class fast-attack nuclear submarine USS Helena (SSN 725) into the dry-dock.
		NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (NNS) -- The Navy’s only floating dry dock, Arco, moored the Los Angeles-class attack submarine, USS Helena (SSN 725), Jan. 10 for routine repairs.
		Helena was guided to the dock by tugboats and then Arco’s crew positioned the submarine using mooring lines to pull the 6,900-ton submarine into the dry dock.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=22010 (331 words)

	The Log (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The sun rises in the early morning as tugboats aid USS Helena (SSN 725) into the floating drydock Arco (ARDM 5).
		The crew of the Navy's only commissioned floating dry-dock, ARCO (ARDM 5), uses mooring lines to pull in Los Angeles-class, fast-attack nuclear submarine, USS Helena(SSN 725).
		POINT LOMA, Calif. - The Navy's only floating dry dock, Arco, moored the Los Angeles-class attack submarine, USS Helena (SSN 725), Jan. 10 for routine repairs.
	www.navycompass.com /printer/article.asp?c=176926 (514 words)

	News: Northrop Grumman Newport News
		The floating dry dock holding Texas slowly fills with water before the submarine is launched into the James River on April 9.
		On April 8, the floating dry dock, with Texas on board, moved into launch position and shipyard employees and Texas crew members completed final launch preparations.
		On April 9 the floating dry dock began to slowly fill with water and after seven hours, Northrop Grumman Newport News successfully launched Texas into the James River.
	www.nn.northropgrumman.com /news/2005/050411_news.html (618 words)

	GoffeneyJoe
		Three of our squadron were destroyed during the initial attack on December 7th; the Cassin (DD372) and the Downes (DD375) were in dry- dock ahead of the battleship Pennsylvania, and the Shaw (DD373) was in the floating dry-dock tied up in the Navy Yard.
		The ship had originally been scheduled to enter the floating drydock in the Navy Yard, but the U.S.S. Shaw DD 373 had a minor mishap during training exercises and entered the drydock instead of the Case.
		On the port side we passed the shattered hulk of the destroyer Shaw and the floating drydock in which she was moored.
	www.pearlharborsurvivors.homestead.com /GoffeneyJoe.html (12625 words)

	Google Sightseeing
		Floating away in the harbour of Tokyo is the Giant Japanese Battenburg storage depot.
		Japan is the world’s second largest producer of oversized snacks, and over to the East they’re also farming massive Twiglets.
		Docked at the Russian Black Sea navy base in Sevastopol, Ukraine we can see an odd looking ship - a Bora Class hovercraft.
	www.googlesightseeing.com (1332 words)

	Cyclone at the Shipyard
		The floating dry dock broke partially loose, but did not float away.
		I am wondering if you or any of your readers might have some Information about an accident that took place at the Portsmouth Navy Yard dry dock about the turn of the century.
		There were a group of men working on a crane, or some other structure, at the edge of the dry dock when it collapsed and fell into the dry dock.
	seacoastnh.com /dead/cyclone.html (492 words)

	Floating Dry Dock, North Van, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A floating dry dock is a U shaped vessel with a double hull.
		The vessel is sunk by flooding the inner hull ….
		A vessel with a blue upper structure is seen in the raised dry dock.
	arthp.com /galBCtallpecs/floatingdrydock.html (96 words)

	Judge dismisses lawsuit over floating dry dock - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit over a surplus floating dry dock that a ship-repair competitor said had been fraudulently brought from Alaska to Hawai'i.
		TDX, of St. Paul Island, Alaska, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Bering Sea Ecotech, wanted to use the dry dock to work on federally owned vessels and to train and employ Native Alaskans in servicing ships.
		Pacific Shipyards International claimed that bringing the dry dock to Hawai'i took away ship-repair business from Pacific Shipyard.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2002/Jun/05/bz/bz01a.html (288 words)

	Hewitt Docks - Floating
		Hewitt floating docks feature the same advantages found in all Hewitt dock systems – low weight, low maintenance and exceptional durability.
		A wide variety of accessories are available to further enhance the appearance and function of your Hewitt Floating Dock: dock section end caps, benches, dock ramps...
		Always the center of fun, Hewitt Floating Rafts are also available.
	www.hewitt-roll-a-dock.com /docks/floating.html (204 words)

	Rockmore Dry Dock in Boston, MA - AOL City Guide
		If this information is inaccurate or the business has closed, let us know.
		Search the Web with AOL Search (enhanced by Google) for Rockmore Dry Dock.
		Are you ready to see what Rockmore Dry Dock Boston, MA has to offer?
	cityguide.aol.com /boston/restaurants/rockmore-dry-dock/v-106489567 (250 words)

	Crowell Marine
		View an EZ Dock video to see how EZ Dock can enhance your time on the water.
		Because it floats, moving with changing water levels, your EZ Port boat lift can be used under conditions that traditional boat lifts cannot.
		Explore our web site to learn how EZ Dock can enhance your recreation on the water.
	www.ezdock-florida.com /index2.htm (213 words)

	Jones Boat Yard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Directly across from Fisher Island and walking distance to South Beach, Jones East is located at the entrance of the Port of Miami.
		Once completed, it will be the only facility of its type in the U.S. that will have a 3,000+ ton floating dry dock which features 2000+ linear feet of deep water dockage and will support yachts with a draft up to 37' with no air draft restrictions.
		Yard capabilities will include an undercover environmentally controlled paint facility as well as all those trades and custom services — such as mechanical, electrical, metal fabrication, and shipwrights — currently at the South River Drive location.
	www.jonesdrydock.com /html/scuttlebutt.htm (333 words)

	Dry Dock in Albuquerque Santa Fe, NM - AOL City Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dry Dock in Albuquerque Santa Fe, NM - AOL City Guide
		Search the Web with AOL Search (enhanced by Google) for Dry Dock.
		Are you ready to see what Dry Dock Albuquerque Santa Fe, NM has to offer?
	cityguide.aol.com /albuquerque/restaurants/dry-dock/v-101577829 (158 words)

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