Thesaurus Term/Concept: DRY DOCK

Identifier 69452
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A stone-faced enclosure, with entrance closed by a floatable caisson or by gates, which can be pumped dry for inspection, maintenance, or repair of the hull or underwater fittings of a ship or ships.

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Instances/Examples (4)

Context Record
Monument Type MPM2035 Dock wall and construction cut, Dry Dock No. 3, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (Monument)
Monument Type MPM786 DOCKS 1 TO 6 (CONSECUTIVE) QUAY WALLS AND BOLLARDS (INCLUDING NORTH AND SOUTH CAMBER MAST POND AND TUNNEL TO SAME) (Monument)
Monument Type MPM1777 Features relating to construction of Dry Dock No.3 (Monument)
Monument Type MPM2037 Limestone and timber structures, Dry Dock No.3, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (Monument)