Name: | TRINIDAD DOCK |
Type: | Floating Dry Dock |
Launched: | 14/05/1907 & 15/05/1907 |
Completed: | 06/1907 |
Builder: | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Co Ltd |
Yard: | Wallsend Yard |
Yard Number: | 795 |
Dimensions: | 4000 tons lift, 365.0ft length, 56.0ft internal width |
Engines: | None |
Engines by: | n/a |
Propulsion: | None |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | n/a |
History: | |
1907 | Trinidad Dock & Engineering Co, Trinidad |
1931 | Scuttled |
Comments: | Designed by Clark & Standfield |
Consisted of three independent units, allowing for self docking | |
19/06/1907: Sailed from the Tyne for Trinidad | |
04/08/1907: Arrived at Chaguaramas Bay, Trinidad | |
The dock was not a commercial success & became derelict | |
1931: Scuttled in deep water |
Above photo of the dock is courtesy of Patricia Bissessar
Jarrow Express, Friday, 17/05/1907