The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Docking a Ship

Sea Terms

The act of placing a vessel in a dry dock. Also used in connection with making a vessel fast to a wharf. (See Berthing a Ship.)

Vessel in dry dock — sections of the dock, docking blocks and shores
Vessel in dry dock — sections of the dock, docking blocks and shores
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