The 1000-ton Floating Dock was a class of floating dry docks built for the Royal Australian Navy between 1940 and 1944.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | |
| 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 |
Design
editThe 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
edit- AD 1001, built by Evans Deakin & Company, 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 & Engineering Company and completed in 1944. Currently operated by the Noakes Group, Berry Bay, Sydney.
References
edit- Betty, John. "An Elusive Lady: Darwin's Floating Dry Dock" (PDF). Journal of the Australian Naval Institute. 109: 37–40. Retrieved 14 May 2019.