| 1000-ton Floating Dock | |
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| Class overview | |
| Builders: |
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| Operators: | Royal Australian Navy |
| Built: | 1941–1944 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Floating dry dock |
| Length: | 196.85 ft (60.00 m) |
| Beam: | 65.61 ft (20.00 m) |
| Height: | 25.26 ft (7.70 m) |
| Draught: | 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) |
| Capacity: | 1,000 tons |
The 1000-ton Floating Dock was a class of floating dry docks built for the Royal Australian Navy between 1940 and 1944.
Design[]
The floating dry docks were 196.85 feet (60.00 m) in length, 65.61 feet (20.00 m) beam and 7.4 feet (2.3 m) draught. The floating docks had a lifting capacity of 1,000 tons.
Floating Docks[]
- AD 1001, built by Evans Deakin & Co, launched on 24 April 1941 and completed on 3 October 1941. Sold by Hobsons Bay Dock and Engineering Co. to Seico Shipyard of Singapore in 1978.
- AD 1002, built by Mort's Dock and completed in 1944. Currently operated by the Noakes Group, Berry Bay, Sydney.
References[]
- Betty, John. "An Elusive Lady: Darwin's Floating Dry Dock". Journal of the Australian Naval Institute, No. 109. pp. 37–40.
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