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65-416: The main production facilities at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex, built at and around the site of the old Zvezda Shipyard, include a 485 by 114 metres (1,590 by 370 ft) graving dock and a horizontal slipway served by a 40,000-tonne floating transfer dock capable of launching 300-metre (980 ft) hulls. Both production lines are served by 1200-tonne gantry cranes as well as numerous smaller cranes. At

130-673: A conservatory , a city museum founded in 1871, and a branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences . One of the city's central landmarks is Lenin Square, an oval space with a large Soviet-era statue of Lenin in the center. The square is especially notable for English-speaking visitors because it is also called "round square" - an oxymoron in English, but not in Russian ( kruglaya ploshad ). The village of Shoksha near Petrozavodsk contains

195-563: A dry dock in Ptolemaic Egypt in the reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator (221-204 BC) on the occasion of the launch of the enormous Tessarakonteres rowing ship. However a more recent survey by Goodchild and Forbes does not substantiate its existence. But after that a Phoenician devised a new method of launching it (the Tessarakonteres ), having dug a trench under it, equal to the ship itself in length, which he dug close to

260-417: A drydock and towed to their final place on the seabed. A dry dock may also be used for the prefabrication of the elements of an immersed tube tunnel, before they are floated into position, as was done with Boston's Silver Line . Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk ( Russian : Петрозаводск , IPA: [pʲɪtrəzɐˈvotsk] ; Karelian , Vepsian and Finnish : Petroskoi ) is the capital city of

325-575: A quarry of red and pink quartzite ( Shoksha quartzite ) which was used in construction of Saint Isaac's Cathedral and Lenin Mausoleum , among many other notable structures. There are also other quarries in the region excavating road aggregates (Goloday Gora – gabbro-diabase) near Derevyanka. The suburb of Martsialnye Vody is the oldest spa in Russia , founded by Peter the Great in 1714 and visited by

390-627: A roof above the vessel. The ship is pulled in an upright position by a number of ropes attached to the superstructure. The Saint-Nazaire 's Chantiers de l'Atlantique owns one of the biggest in the world: 1,200 by 60 metres (3,940 ft × 200 ft). The Alfredo da Silva Dry Dock in Almada , Portugal , was closed in 2000. The largest roofed dry dock is at the German Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg , Germany , it

455-510: Is 1010 km, St. Petersburg - 412 km, the distance to Finland along the route of the international highway « Blue Highway » does not exceed 350 km. The federal highway [REDACTED] E105 [REDACTED] R 21 « Kola » (St. Petersburg — Murmansk — Norway) passes through the city. In addition, Petrozavodsk is the beginning of a number of roads of regional significance: [REDACTED] A 133 Petrozavodsk — Suoyarvi and R19 Petrozavodsk — Voznesenye — Oshtinsky Pogost . Petrozavodsk station

520-525: Is 504 m long, 125 m wide and stands 75 m tall. Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries in Belfast , Northern Ireland , is the site of a large dry dock 556 by 93 metres (1,824 ft × 305 ft). The massive cranes are named after the Biblical figures Samson and Goliath . Dry Dock 12 at Newport News Shipbuilding at 662 by 76 metres (2,172 ft × 249 ft) is the largest dry dock in

585-610: Is a covered, floating drydock that is also submersible to support the secret transfer of a mechanical lifting device underneath the Glomar Explorer ship, as well as the development of the Sea Shadow stealth ship . The Great Balance Dock , built in New York City in 1854, was the largest floating drydock in the world when it was launched. It was 325 feet (99 m) long and could lift 8,000 tons, accommodating

650-741: Is a major junction of railway lines (to Saint Petersburg, Murmansk, Sortavala, Kostomuksha). Railway transportation is carried out by the Oktyabrskaya Railway (a branch of JSC Russian Railways ). As part of the investment program of JSC «RZD» in 2005, a section of the Idel — Petrozavodsk — Svir railway was electrified. Branded train of the Oktyabrskaya Railway № 17/18 «Karelia» (Petrozavodsk—Moscow). Other trains of local formation are «Kalevala» (Petrozavodsk — St. Petersburg) and «Petrozavodsk - Kostomuksha». On December 28, 2012,

715-507: Is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance , and repair of ships , boats , and other watercraft. The use of dry docks in China goes at least as far back as the 10th century A.D. In 1088, Song dynasty scientist and statesman Shen Kuo (1031–1095) wrote in his Dream Pool Essays : At

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780-626: Is lined with extravagant postmodernist sculptures presented by sister cities of Petrozavodsk from around the world. There is also a birch copse, where the first church of Petrozavodsk was built in 1703. Petrozavodsk is home to the Karelia Philharmonic Orchestra (1933), the Karelian Musical Theater (1955, statuary by Sergey Konenkov ), National Library of Karelia (1959), Finnish-speaking National Theatre of Karelia (1965), Petrozavodsk State University ,

845-572: Is still operating now. Under the Köppen climate classification , Petrozavodsk experiences a humid continental climate ( Dfb ) bordering on a subarctic climate ( Dfc ) and unlike other localities in Russia on its latitude, temperatures are relatively mild for the latitude. This is due to the influence of the milder oceanic and maritime air masses reaching the city from the Atlantic Ocean and

910-407: Is still some water left to manoeuvre the vessel. It is extremely important that supporting blocks conform to the structural members so that the ship is not damaged when its weight is supported by the blocks. Some anti-submarine warfare warships have sonar domes protruding beneath the hull, requiring the hull to be supported several metres above the bottom of the dry dock, or depressions built into

975-399: Is that work can take place in any weather; this is frequently used by modern shipyards for construction especially of complex, high-value vessels like cruise ships, where delays would incur a high cost. A floating dry dock is a type of pontoon for dry docking ships, possessing floodable buoyancy chambers and a U-shaped cross-section. The walls are used to give the dry dock stability when

1040-405: Is the capital of the republic and, within the framework of administrative divisions , it also serves as the administrative center of Prionezhsky District , even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of republic significance of Petrozavodsk —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the administrative divisions of

1105-481: The Baltic Sea , especially in winter and the moderating effect of the nearby lakes. The alternation of milder and colder air masses causes rapid changes in temperatures, especially during the cool half of the year. Winters, though long and cold, are mild for the high latitude, while summers are short and warm. The city experiences an average of 161 frost days per year, which is still less than places further east at

1170-451: The Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group and the construction is managed by Zvezda Marine Technologies, a joint venture between Rosneft and Damen. The keels of all four vessels were laid at the same time on 8 September 2017. The first vessel of the series, Katerina Velikaya , was launched on 15 December 2020 and later towed to Vladivostok for outfitting and trials. The second vessel of

1235-601: The Hyundai 114K design developed by the South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries who have delivered several fully-outfitted stern sections built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries to Russia for final outfitting and delivery. On 19 October 2017, Rosneft ordered ten 42,000  DWT icebreaking shuttle tankers to transport oil from the company's Payakhskaya deposit in the Yenisey River delta along

1300-603: The Northern Sea Route . Although scheduled for delivery from September 2023 onwards, none of the Arc7 ice class tankers have commenced construction as of October 2024. On 24 May 2018, Rosmorport placed and order for the construction of a shallow-draught river icebreaker with an option for three additional vessels. However, Rosmorport cancelled the contract in October 2022, opting to build two such icebreakers on

1365-465: The Republic of Karelia , Russia , which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some 27 kilometers (17 mi). The population of the city is 280,890 as of 2022. The name of the city is a combination of words Peter ( Peter the Great ) and zavod (meaning factory). It was previously known as Shuysky Zavod (1703–1704) and Petrovskaya Sloboda (1704–1777), which was the first name of

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1430-510: The 1,000-foot AFDB-1 and the 850-foot AFDB-3 . The latter, an Advance Base Sectional Dock which saw action in Guam , was mothballed near Norfolk , Virginia , and was eventually towed to Portland , Maine , to become part of Bath Iron Works ' repair facilities. A downside of floating dry docks is that unscheduled sinkings and off-design dives may take place, as with the Russian dock PD-50 in 2018. The " Hughes Mining Barge ", or HMB-1,

1495-552: The Hsi-Ning reign period (+1068 to +1077) a palace official Huang Huai-Hsin suggested a plan. A large basin was excavated at the north end of the Chin-ming Lake capable of containing the dragon ships, and in it heavy crosswise beams were laid down upon a foundation of pillars. Then (a breach was made) so that the basin quickly filled with water, after which the ships were towed in above the beams. Then (breach now being closed)

1560-464: The Republic of Karelia . As a municipal division , the city of republic significance of Petrozavodsk is incorporated as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug . The Petrozavodsk city council is a representative body of the city district, consisting of 28 deputies elected for five years according to a mixed system - 14 by party lists and 14 by single-member constituencies. The current membership was elected in

1625-598: The Tsar and Menshikov. The town's best-known landmark became the wooden church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul , which was rebuilt in 1772 and renovated in 1789. The church retained its original iconostasis until this relic of the Tsar Peter the Great 's reign was destroyed by fire on October 30, 1924. After Peter's death, Petrovskaya Sloboda became depopulated and the factory declined. It closed down in 1734, although foreign industrialists maintained copper factories in

1690-405: The Tsar on four occasions. Its name means "The Waters of Mars" in Russian. Although Peter's palace at Martsialnye Vody has not survived, there is a museum devoted to the spa's history. From Petrozavodsk Harbor, a hydrofoil service of "KareliaFlot" company carries people to the island of Kizhi , a World Heritage Site with an outdoor museum of ancient wooden architecture. The distance to Moscow

1755-714: The United States. The largest floating-dock in North America is named The Vigorous. It is operated by Vigor Industries in Portland, OR, in the Swan Island industrial area along the Willamette River. A graving dock is the traditional form of dry dock. It is a narrow basin, usually made of earthen berms and concrete, closed by gates or a caisson . A vessel is floated in with the gates open, then

1820-524: The Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex into the state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation . Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex received its pilot order on 5 September 2015 when Rosneft ordered two icebreaking platform supply vessels . The contract included options for two additional sister ships which were exercised on 1 September 2016. The vessels are based on IBSV 10022 design developed by Lazurit Central Design Bureau in co-operation with

1885-531: The administrative center of the region. Although Emperor Paul abolished Olonets Governorate , it was revived as a separate guberniya in 1801, with Petrozavodsk as its administrative center. During the Finnish occupation in the Continuation war (1941–1944), the city was styled as Äänislinna (or Ääneslinna ), rather than the traditional Petroskoi . This name was a literal translation of Onegaborg ,

1950-443: The beginning of the dynasty (c. +965) the two Che provinces (now Chekiang and southern Chiangsu) presented (to the throne) two dragon ships each more than 200 ft. in length. The upper works included several decks with palatial cabins and saloons, containing thrones and couches all ready for imperial tours of inspection. After many years, their hulls decayed and needed repairs, but the work was impossible as long as they were afloat. So in

2015-549: The city related to Peter the Great. It was renamed to Petrozavodsk after Catherine the Great granted the settlement the status of a city. An ancient Swedish name was Onegaborg , known from a map from 1592 of the Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius , and hence translated to Finnish as Äänislinna , a name used during the occupation of Eastern Karelia by Finnish forces during the Continuation War (1941–1944) in

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2080-678: The company's own Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant in Petrozavodsk . On 28 May 2018, Rosneft ordered a 69,000  DWT ice class Arc6 icebreaking shuttle tanker to transport oil from the Trebs and Titov oil fields . The ship, named Valentin Pikul , was laid down on 4 December 2020 and launched on 27 July 2023. The fully-outfitted stern was built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. Although scheduled for delivery in 2022,

2145-557: The context of World War II . Archeological discoveries in the urban area indicate the presence of a settlement as far back as seven thousand years ago, and during the Middle Ages the site of modern city was marked by several lakeside villages. Within the city limits, the district of Solomennoje appears in surviving records dating back to the sixteenth century, and a map produced by the Flemish cartographer Abraham Ortelius at

2210-461: The earliest description of a floating dock comes from a small Italian book printed in Venice in 1560, called Descrittione dell'artifitiosa machina . In the booklet, an unknown author asks for the privilege of using a new method for the salvaging of a grounded ship and then proceeds to describe and illustrate his approach. The included woodcut shows a ship flanked by two large floating trestles, forming

2275-605: The elections on 19 September 2021. On 7 October 2021, Nadezhda Dreyzis ( United Russia ) was elected Chairman of the City Council. Petrozavodsk is distinguished among other towns of North Russia by its Neoclassical architectural heritage, which includes the Round Square (1775, reconstructed in 1789 and 1839) and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (consecrated in 1832). Among the town's landmarks are

2340-543: The end of that century places a settlement here called Onegaborg on the site of modern Petrozavodsk. On 11 September 1703, Prince Menshikov founded the settlement of Petrovskaya Sloboda ("Petrine Sloboda "). He did so at the behest of Tsar Peter the Great , who needed a new iron foundry to manufacture cannons and anchors for the Baltic Fleet at the time of the Great Northern War (1700–1721). At first

2405-703: The end of the Cold War, the Zvezda shipyard was used to decommission Soviet nuclear submarines, with funding and support from the US and Canada under the Nunn–Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction initiative. Following the decommissioning work, there were plans to expand and redevelop the shipyard to construct larger new ships. Work on the latest attempt at expansion began in 2009; the Russian government has criticised delays and threatened to hand control of

2470-410: The entrance which had been originally made, he drained the water off again by means of engines (organois); and when this had been done the vessel rested securely on the before-mentioned cross-beams. It has been calculated that a dock for a vessel of such a size might have had a volume of 750,000 gallons of water. Before the 15th century, when the hull below the waterline needed attention, careening

2535-491: The first railway in the world (чугунный колесопровод) was inaugurated for industrial uses of the Alexandrovsky foundry in 1788. During Catherine's municipal reform of 1777, Petrovskaya Sloboda was incorporated as a town, whereupon its name was changed to Petrozavodsk. A new Neoclassical city center was then built, focused on the newly planned Round Square. In 1784 Petrozavodsk was large enough to supplant Olonets as

2600-501: The first five hulls fully assembled up to the front bulkhead of the cargo tanks from South Korea. However, the international sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine put and end to this co-operation. Furthermore, the French company Gaztransport & Technigaz which provides expertise for the LNG carriers' membrane containment systems has suspended co-operation with the shipyard from

2665-567: The first second-generation Yamalmax LNG carrier for the Arctic LNG 2 project. Smart LNG , a joint venture between Sovcomflot and Novatek , made a follow-up order for four more ships in January 2020 and ten more on 7 September 2020, bringing the total number of 174,000   m ice class Arc7 icebreaking LNG carriers ordered from Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex to 15. The ships are built in co-operation with Samsung Heavy Industries who delivered

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2730-428: The floor of the dock, to accommodate the protrusions. Once the remainder of the water is pumped out, the ship can be freely inspected or serviced. When work on the ship is finished, the gates are opened to allow water in, and the ship is carefully refloated. Modern graving docks are box-shaped, to accommodate newer, boxier ships, whereas old dry docks are often shaped like the ships expected to dock there. This shaping

2795-551: The floor or deck is below the surface of the water. When valves are opened, the chambers fill with water, causing the dry dock to float lower in the water. The deck becomes submerged and this allows a ship to be moved into position inside. When the water is pumped out of the chambers, the dry dock rises and the ship is lifted out of the water on the rising deck, allowing work to proceed on the ship's hull. A large floating dry dock involves multiple rectangular sections. These sections can be combined to handle ships of various lengths, and

2860-536: The foundry used the name Shuysky zavod (literally, " factory at the Shuya River "), but a decade later it became Petrovsky zavod ("Petrine factory"), after the name of the reigning monarch. From this form the present name of the city derives. By 1717, Petrovskaya Sloboda had grown into the largest settlement in Karelia , with about 3,500 inhabitants, a timber fort, a covered market , and miniature palaces of

2925-427: The gates are closed and the water is pumped out, leaving the craft supported on blocks. The keel blocks as well as the bilge block are placed on the floor of the dock in accordance with the "docking plan" of the ship. Routine use of dry docks is for the "graving" i.e. the cleaning, removal of barnacles and rust, and re-painting of ships' hulls. Some fine-tuning of the ship's position can be done by divers while there

2990-409: The harbour. And in the trench he built props of solid stone five cubits deep, and across them he laid beams crosswise, running the laces whole width of the trench, at four cubits' distance from one another; and then making a channel from the sea he filled all the space which he had excavated with water, out of which he easily brought the ship by the aid of whatever men happened to be at hand; then closing

3055-913: The keel was laid on 5 July 2021. As of October 2024, the construction of the icebreaker is ongoing but the project has suffered from delays and budget overruns, and instead of its planned 2027 delivery date the icebreaker is estimated to be commissioned in 2030. On 22 December 2020, Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex was awarded the construction of two research vessels for the Russian Academy of Sciences with delivery in 2024–2025. Both ships are under construction as of October 2024. As of October 2024, Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex has delivered five ships — all crude oil tankers built in co-operation with Hyundai Heavy Industries — and has at least 27 ships reportedly under construction. 43°7′24.46″N 132°20′24.77″E  /  43.1234611°N 132.3402139°E  / 43.1234611; 132.3402139 Dry dock A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock )

3120-609: The largest ships of its day. Apart from graving docks and floating dry docks, ships can also be dry docked and launched by: Some dry docks are used during the construction of bridges, dams, and other large objects. For example, the dry dock on the artificial island of Neeltje-Jans was used for the construction of the Oosterscheldekering , a large dam in the Netherlands that consists of 65 concrete pillars weighing 18,000 tonnes each. The pillars were constructed in

3185-468: The name of a settlement marked on a 16th-century map by Abraham Ortelius near the present-day city, Ääninen being the Finnish toponym for Lake Onega. On 14 October 1941, occupation authorities opened the first concentration camp . By the liberation of Petrozavodsk there were 11 concentration camps. In 1977, Petrozavodsk was the epicenter of what is called the Petrozavodsk phenomenon . Petrozavodsk

3250-462: The outdoor statues of Peter I (bronze and granite, Ippolit Monighetti , 1873), Gavrila Derzhavin (a Russian poet who was the governor of Olonets in the 18th century), and Alexander Nevsky (erected outside Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in 2010). The city has a fine frontage on the Gulf of Petrozavodsk. The modern embankment, inaugurated in 1994, displays an assortment of Karelian granites and marbles. It

3315-467: The project to third parties, perhaps including Rosneft and Gazprom. In the longer term, the shipyard may be opened up to foreign investors as part of a broader plan to make the Russian shipbuilding industry capable of competing with shipbuilders in other countries. When the expansion is complete, the shipyard would be able to build ships up to 360m and 250,000dwt. In November 2024, it was announced that Rosneft and VTB had begun negotiations on incorporating

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3380-519: The same latitude. The lake influence is stronger in summer, where Petrozavodsk has quite low diurnal temperature variation with mild nights for its latitude. Summer is moderately warm, autumn starts with clear but usually cool weather in the first half of September. Precipitation averages 611 millimetres or 24.06 inches annually. Petrozavodsk is twinned with: In the American television series The Sopranos , Tony Soprano 's mistress, Irina Peltsin,

3445-593: The sections themselves can come in different dimensions. Each section contains its own equipment for emptying the ballast and to provide the required services, and the addition of a bow section can facilitate the towing of the dry dock once assembled. For smaller boats, one-piece floating dry docks can be constructed or converted out of an existing obsolete barge, potentially coming with their own bow and steering mechanism. Shipyards operate floating dry docks as one method for hauling or docking vessels. Floating drydocks are important in locations where porous ground prevents

3510-576: The series, Svyataya Mariya , has also been launched. Initially scheduled for delivery between June 2019 and April 2020, none of the four ships have been delivered as of October 2024. On 1 September 2016, Rosneft placed an order for five 114,000  DWT LNG-fuelled Aframax crude oil tankers . Sovcomflot ordered five tankers of the same design on 25 September 2017 and further two on 11 September 2018. As of October 2024, three tankers have been delivered to Rosneft and two to Sovcomflot, and several are under construction. The ship's are based on

3575-669: The ship has not been delivered as of October 2024. On 8 October 2018, Gazprom Flot placed an order for four offshore vessels — three supply vessels and one crew transport vessel — with deliveries between 2021 and 2024. As of October 2024, all four vessels have been laid down but none have been launched. On 28 December 2018, Sovcomflot ordered three 50,000  DWT LNG-fuelled product tankers . All three ships, built in co-operation with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard , were laid down in 2021 with deliveries scheduled for 2022–2023. As of October 2024, two have been launched but none have been delivered. On 10 April 2019, Sovcomflot ordered

3640-486: The sole builder for the 120-megawatt Project 10510 "Leader" icebreakers already in September 2018, was supposed to build three such vessels. However, Russia's updated Arctic strategy provided for only one Project 10510 vessel to be built before 2035, shifting the emphasis to two additional Project 22220 icebreaker . The construction of the icebreaker, named Rossiya , began with steel cutting ceremony on 6 July 2020 and

3705-403: The third hull onwards. As of October 2024, the first five Arc7 LNG carriers under construction at Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex have been launched but none have been delivered. On 20 April 2020, FSUE Atomflot placed an order for the world's largest and most powerful nuclear-powered icebreaker with delivery scheduled for 2027. Initially Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex, which had been selected as

3770-482: The trial movement of the Petrozavodsk — Joensuu train began. Suburban rail transportation is carried out by the «North-Western Suburban Passenger Company». The start date of regular trolleybus traffic is September 5, 1961. As of November 2009, 110 trolleybuses were in operation in the city (5 more are under conservation). Petrozavodsk trolleybus system has 5 operating routes as of June 2022. The length of

3835-417: The trolleybus contact network in single-track terms is 95.5 kilometers. The fare is 38 rubles (from January 1, 2023). In 2022, the purchase of new trolleybuses began. On May 9, 1915, bus traffic was opened in Petrozavodsk. Initially, a five-seater car, which belonged to A.V. Timofeeva, acted as a bus. The state bus fleet in Petrozavodsk appeared in 1921 (the future Convoy No. 1126). The bus in Petrozavodsk

3900-487: The use of conventional drydocks, such as at the Royal Naval Dockyard on the limestone archipelago of Bermuda . Another advantage of floating dry docks is that they can be moved to wherever they are needed and can also be sold second-hand. During World War II , the U.S. Navy used such auxiliary floating drydocks extensively to provide maintenance in remote locations. Two examples of these were

3965-493: The vicinity. The industry revived in 1773 when Catherine the Great established a new iron foundry upstream the Lososinka River. Designed to provide cannons for the ongoing Russo-Turkish Wars , the foundry was named Alexandrovsky, after Alexander Nevsky , who was considered a patron saint of the region. The factory was modernized and expanded under supervision of Charles Gascoigne in 1787–96. Local pundits claim that

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4030-524: The water was pumped out by wheels so that the ships rested quite in the air. When the repairs were complete, the water was let in again, so that the ships were afloat once more (and could leave the dock). Finally the beams and pillars were taken away, and the whole basin covered over with a great roof so as to form a hangar in which the ships could be protected from the elements and avoid the damage caused by undue exposure. The Greek author Athenaeus of Naucratis (V 204c-d) reports something that may have been

4095-577: Was advantageous because such a dock was easier to build, it was easier to side-support the ships, and less water had to be pumped away. Dry docks used for building naval vessels may occasionally be built with a roof, to prevent spy satellites from taking pictures of the dry dock and any vessels that may be in it. During World War II , the German Kriegsmarine used fortified dry docks to protect its submarines from Allied air raids (see submarine pen ). An advantage of covered dry docks

4160-503: Was commissioned by Henry VII of England at HMNB Portsmouth in 1495. This was a timber-lined excavation, with the seaward end closed off by a temporary revetted bank of rock and clay that had to be dug away by hand (an operation taking typically 29 days, working night and day to accord with the tides ) to allow the passage of a ship. Emptying was by a pump, possibly in the form of a bucket-chain powered by horses. This dry dock currently holds First World War monitor HMS M33 . Possibly

4225-489: Was practised: at high tide the vessel was floated over a beach of hard sand and allowed to rest on one side when the tide receded. An account of 1434 described how a site near Southampton with a bottom of soft mud was selected for the warship Grace Dieu , so that the hull would bed itself in and remain upright at low tide. A timber, brushwood and clay wall was then built up around the hull. The first early modern purpose-built European and oldest surviving dry dock still in use

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