| Name: | TYNE FLOATING DOCK |
| Type: | Floating Dock |
| Launched: | 17/03/1885 |
| Completed: | 1885 |
| Builder: | River Tyne Dry Dock, Engineering & Boilermaking Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 1 |
| Dimensions: | 2000tons lift, 260.0 x 63.0 x 20ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Construction: | |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 1885 | River Tyne Dry Dock, Engineering & Boilermaking Co Ltd |
| 1903 | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, Wallsend |
| 1921 | Ritson's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Blyth |
| 12/1923 | Philip & Son Ltd, Dartmouth |
| 05/1961 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Company also known as Tyne Pontoons & Dry Dock Co Ltd |
| 1921: Sold for £11,500 to Ritson | |
| Major repairs carried out | |
| 1923: Sold for £14,000 to Philip & Son | |
| 19/04/1924: Arrived on the River Dart in tow of HUMBER | |
| 1942: Requisitioned by the Admiralty as AFD34 based at Plymouth | |
| 1943: Returned to owners, having been further repaired | |
| 1956: Dock capacity downgraded to 500-600tons | |
| 05/1961: Towed away by MEECHING for breaking up |
Above photo, showing the dock arriving on the Dart in tow of HUMBER, is copyright of the Dartmouth Museum
Above photo, showing the dock with its first customer, is copyright of the Dartmouth Museum
Above photo, showing the dock at Philip's yard, is copyright of the Dartmouth Museum
Above photo, showing the dock leaving to be broken up, is copyright of the Dartmouth Museum
Newcastle Courant, Friday, 20/03/1885
Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Friday, 16/09/1921