Chapter XII · MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION OF STEAM-POWER Tugs — Cargo-boats — Floating Docks — Ferries — Icebreakers — Yachts — Eccentricities of Design — Conclusion (continued 2)
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C. Watson’s Dock at Rotherhithe, lifting H.M. Brig “Mercury.” From Watson’s Specification.—A.D. 1785.
The Bermuda Floating Dock, lifting a 15,000-Ton Ironclad of the “Majestic” Class. From the Contract Drawings.—A.D. 1900.
The Vulcan Co.’s Floating Dock for Hamburg, lifting a 36,000-Ton Ship of the “Mauretania” Class. From the Contract Drawings.
The Evolution of Floating Docks, 1800-1910.