Name: | Durban Dock No 2 |
Type: | Floating Dock |
Launched: | 08/08/1903 |
Completed: | 09/1903 |
Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend |
Yard Number: | 289 |
Dimensions: | 8500 tons lifting capacity, 475.0 x 96.0ft (external dimensions) |
Engines: | n/a |
Engines by: | n/a |
Propulsion: | n/a |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | |
History: | |
09/1903 | Natal Government |
No further information known | |
Comments: | Known as the "SIR WALTER" dock |
Completed by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd | |
Consisted of 3 x pontoons & 2 x side walls and could self dock any pontoon | |
Carried the Durban Floating Workshop as deck cargo to Durban |
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Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Saturday, 08/08/1903