Floating Drydocks

[ivorthediver]

Thank you David very informative article

[Brian James]

HM Floating Dock Medway, Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Shipyard, River Medway, c1910-1912.

[Pelican]

A variation not R.N. but USN posted just for the info of Members.

[Pelican]

FLOATING DRY DOCK ON RIVER STOUR - HARWICH HARBOUR

Post WW II there was a floating dry dock off Shotley.
Does anyone have a photo or information about it please?
[Around the same time there was also a reserve fleet in the river]

[jbryce1437]

FLOATING DRY DOCK ON RIVER STOUR - HARWICH HARBOUR

Post WW II there was a floating dry dock off Shotley.
Does anyone have a photo or information about it please?
[Around the same time there was also a reserve fleet in the river]

There is a one on this postcard image

Jim

[Pelican]

FLOATING DRY DOCK ON RIVER STOUR - HARWICH HARBOUR

Post WW II there was a floating dry dock off Shotley.
Does anyone have a photo or information about it please?
[Around the same time there was also a reserve fleet in the river]

There is a one on this postcard image

Jim

Thanks Jim, yes seen that one but it is circa 1905-07. Was looking for the post WW II one. BTW there are plenty of photos of WW I ships, subs and crews under the main Military tab.

[jbryce1437]

FLOATING DRY DOCK ON RIVER STOUR - HARWICH HARBOUR

Post WW II there was a floating dry dock off Shotley.
Does anyone have a photo or information about it please?
[Around the same time there was also a reserve fleet in the river]

There is a one on this postcard image

Jim

Thanks Jim, yes seen that one but it is circa 1905-07. Was looking for the post WW II one. BTW there are plenty of photos of WW I ships, subs and crews under the main Military tab.

Some others on this site

Jim

[Pelican]

FLOATING DRY DOCK ON RIVER STOUR - HARWICH HARBOUR

Post WW II there was a floating dry dock off Shotley.
Does anyone have a photo or information about it please?
[Around the same time there was also a reserve fleet in the river]

There is a one on this postcard image

Jim

Thanks Jim, yes seen that one but it is circa 1905-07. Was looking for the post WW II one. BTW there are plenty of photos of WW I ships, subs and crews under the main Military tab.

Some others on this site

Jim

TU Will follow up.

[Pelican]

FLOATING DRY DOCK ON RIVER STOUR - HARWICH HARBOUR

Post WW II there was a floating dry dock off Shotley.
Does anyone have a photo or information about it please?
[Around the same time there was also a reserve fleet in the river]

AFDs - ADMIRALTY FLOATING DOCKS

Whilst searching for the 'Shotley-Stour' AFD I came across the following information about other AFDs which might be of interest in the future:

AFD22
http://www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org ... 3tGf2jduM8
AFD16
http://www.theinvergordonarchive.org/pi ... er1489.asp
AFD4
http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/M-Ships ... k1912.html
AFD26
http://www.divesrilanka.com/DSTrincoAFD23.html
AFD5
https://navalmatters.wordpress.com/tag/ ... ting-dock/
AFD18
https://industrialhistoryhk.org/admiral ... 1945-1955/

AFD59
Admiralty Floating Dock No. 59 - History of Portsmouth Dockyard.
13/03/1960. Admiralty Floating Dock 59 was floated up. The 400ft long Dock was built in No. 15 dry dock to suit destroyers, frigates and nuclear submarines.

In general but in particular Bermuda see attached pdf.

AFD1
http://www.theinvergordonarchive.org/pi ... er1358.asp

AFDs 58, 59 and 60 see:
https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/threads/ ... ost-740000

[Brian James]

New Singapore Dry Dock is towed down the River Tyne for journey to Singapore 1928.....https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA ... y/dry+dock