Slipway
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A slipway is a ramp on the shore by which ships and other vessels can be moved to and from the water. They are used for repairing and sometimes building ships and boats.
Slipways in the harbour of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Small slipway in Greetsiel, Germany, 2011
Beach capstan, Porthgwarra
HMS Diana hauled up near Plymouth, 1813
Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock
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Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock is a historic double dry dock in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands. It was constructed between 1798 and 1822 under the direction of Jan Blanken, and was part of the former Rijkswerf
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…noted that multiple Dutch ships of the line had been broken up, because some minor defects to the keels could not be solved by careening. By taking its first Dry Dock into use, the Dutch Navy solved this problem. The first artificial means for beaching were found at Carthage. Here, war galleys were drawn up a sloping…
HNLMS Buffel in the construction dock in 2014
3.16 m long model of the double dry dock
A ship in the dry dock with Buffel in the construction dock
Buffel in the construction dock