GIANT SHIP DOCK AT SOUTHAMPTON; England Has Largest Structure of Its Kind in the World. CAN LIFT 60,000-TON BOAT Southern Railway Company Describes Marine Aid and TellsHow It Works. How a Vessel Is Lifted. How Dock Is Crossed.
The port of Southampton, England, claims the distinction of having the world's largest floting dock, a giant structure capable of lifting ships with a displacement of 60,000 tons and accommodating with ease the largest liners of the present day.
November 23, 1930
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