1000-ton Floating Dock

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Class overview
Builders
OperatorsRoyal Australian Navy
Built1941–1944
Completed2
Retired2
General characteristics
TypeFloating dry dock
Length196.85 ft (60.00 m)
Beam65.61 ft (20.00 m)
Height25.26 ft (7.70 m)
Draught7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
Capacity1,000 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" (PDF). Journal of the Australian Naval Institute. 109: 37–40. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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