| Name: | SPAIN FLOATING DOCK |
| Type: | Floating Pontoon Dock |
| Launched: | 01/03/1900, 17/03/1900, 18/04/1900, 31/05/1900, 31/07/1900 & 11/09/1900 |
| Completed: | 20/06/1901 |
| Builder: | Robert Stephenson & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 49 - Sides & 63 - Pontoons |
| Dimensions: | 6234nrt, 445.2 x 117.0 x 13.6ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Construction: | Iron pontoons & steel side walls |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 20/06/1901 | Government of Spain |
| 1912 | Government of Austro-Hungary |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Designed to lift 12000tons |
| The base was made up of 6 x pontoons each 1039nrt, 74.2 x 117.0 x 13.6ft | |
| 1897: Order placed by the Spanish Government, but progress was delayed by the | |
| Spanish-American War. Was intended for use at Olongapo in the Philippines but finally | |
| installed instead at Port Mahon on the island of Minorca after the defeat by America. | |
| 16/07/1901: Arrived at Port Mahon, Minorca | |
| Yard number 49 was initially used for the dock sides but work then stopped | |
| Yard number 63 was used when work re-started on the pontoons. | |
| 1912: Unconfirmed reports suggest that some or all of the dock was sold to the | |
| Government of Austro-Hungary for use at Trieste |
Above photo is copright of The Engineer
The above photo is thought to show the dock in use at Port Mahon
The Graphic, Saturday, 13/07/1901