Dry Dock Collection (page 3)

Cranes JLP01_08_093437
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view of a crane lift taking place at Graythorp. In the early 1970s Laing Pipelines Offshore constructed the Graythorp fabrication yard

Graythorp basin JLP01_08_093188E
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view over the basin at Graythorp, showing in situ fabrication being carried out on the flotation tanks for an oil platform

Graythorp basin JLP01_08_093188D
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view over the basin at Graythorp, showing in situ fabrication being carried out on the flotation tanks for an oil platform

Surveying and a flotation tank JLP01_08_092770
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A flotation tank for an oil platform lying in the dry dock at Graythorp and a man carrying out surveying in the foreground

Preparing the dry dock JLP01_08_092044
Graythorp, Hartlepool. A view of progress on preparing Graythorp for the construction of North Sea oil platforms, showing cranes at work in the dry dock

Blyth Harbour 28908_027
Blyth Harbour, Northumberland, 2016. Dry docks. NZ3181

Canning Dock 28765_053
Canning Dock and the Museum of Liverpool, Liverpool, 2015

West Float 28764_073
West Float, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside. A ship in dock, 2015. SJ3090

St Augustines Reach, Greens Dock formerly Tombs Dock, 1826 (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831584 St Augustines Reach, Greens Dock formerly Tombs Dock, 1826 (pencil & w/c on paper) by British School, (19th century); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; © Bristol Museums

Dry-Dock, Southampton, from a set of twelve etchings entitled The Naval Review, 1887 (etching)
XYC251006 Dry-Dock, Southampton, from a set of twelve etchings entitled The Naval Review, 1887 (etching) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Robert N

Dry Docks, Southampton, 1887. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Dry Docks, Southampton, 1887

The Salving of H Ms "Howe", the Vessel being towed to the Dry Dock (engraving)
1038787 The Salving of H Ms " Howe", the Vessel being towed to the Dry Dock (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Boatyard, c. 1875 (oil on fabric)
499899 The Boatyard, c.1875 (oil on fabric) by Cazin, Jean-Charles (1841-1901); 105.41x149.86 (framed) :77.6x122.7 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Robert Thompsons Shipyard at Southwick (oil on canvas)
TW429402 Robert Thompsons Shipyard at Southwick (oil on canvas) by McLea, Duncan F. (1841-1916); 58.4x89.5 cm; Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear

Perrys Dock at Blackwall (etching)
GHL10732 Perrys Dock at Blackwall (etching) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; English, out of copyright

Singapore, 28th October 1890 (b / w photo)
STC284392 Singapore, 28th October 1890 (b/w photo) by Portuguese Photographer (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Formation of a Dry Dock at Rio Janeiro, Brazil (engraving)
3638001 The Formation of a Dry Dock at Rio Janeiro, Brazil (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Formation of a Dry Dock at Rio Janeiro, Brazil)

The Steam-Ship "Milwaukee"in Dry Dock on the Tyne (b / w photo)
1606684 The Steam-Ship " Milwaukee" in Dry Dock on the Tyne (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Collision between the SS "Alma"and the "Cambrian Princess"on 1 April (b / w photo)
1629572 The Collision between the SS " Alma" and the " Cambrian Princess" on 1 April (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Naval and Yachting Events, British and Foreign (b / w photo)
1629111 Naval and Yachting Events, British and Foreign (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Naval and Yachting Events, British and Foreign)

Bow View of the Camperdown, in Dry Dock at Malta for Repairs (engraving)
1627730 Bow View of the Camperdown, in Dry Dock at Malta for Repairs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bow View of the Camperdown)

Opening of a New Dry Dock in the West India Docks (engraving)
1589950 Opening of a New Dry Dock in the West India Docks (engraving) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of a New Dry Dock in the West India Docks)

The United States Ironclad Miantonomah in the Dry Dock, Navy Yard, New York (engraving)
1099244 The United States Ironclad Miantonomah in the Dry Dock, Navy Yard, New York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

HMS Lord Clyde (engraving)
1057801 HMS Lord Clyde (engraving) by Justyne, Percy William (1812-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: HMS Lord Clyde. Illustration for The Graphic)

Boat Builders on the Tyne, 1820 (pencil & wash (brown) on paper)
1213591 Boat Builders on the Tyne, 1820 (pencil & wash (brown) on paper) by English School, (19th century); 44.9 x29.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Opening of the New Dry Dock at Suez (engraving)
1610859 Opening of the New Dry Dock at Suez (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of the New Dry Dock at Suez)

Letter D (chromolitho)
3626565 Letter D (chromolitho) by Zweigle, Walter (1859-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter D. Illustration from Welt-ABC (Gustav Weise, Stuttgart, c1894).); © Look and Learn

View of the RMS Queen Elizabeth, 1942 (b / w photo)
STC255202 View of the RMS Queen Elizabeth, 1942 (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

William Piles Shipyard, North Sands, c. 1830 (oil on canvas)
TW429403 William Piles Shipyard, North Sands, c.1830 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 76.8x112.4 cm; Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Tyne & Wear

Women at work in a Naval ship-building yard, 1916 (b / w photo)
443399 Women at work in a Naval ship-building yard, 1916 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; English, out of copyright

"Shamrock"II in Dry Dock at New York, refitting for the Cup Race (b / w photo)
1629065 " Shamrock" II in Dry Dock at New York, refitting for the Cup Race (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The New Torpedo-Ram "Polyphemus"in Dry Dock (engraving)
1037785 The New Torpedo-Ram " Polyphemus" in Dry Dock (engraving) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Havre, seen from the old dock, 1823-1826 (hand-coloured aquatint)
986399 Le Havre, seen from the old dock, 1823-1826 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Fielding, Thales (1793-1837); 28.6x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Havre, seen from the old dock; (Le) Havre

An Event in the History of Submarines (litho)
1601226 An Event in the History of Submarines (litho) by Jane, Fred T. (1870-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Event in the History of Submarines, Submarine No 3 in Dry Dock at Portsmouth)

New Dry Dock at Rio de Janeiro (engraving)
1588528 New Dry Dock at Rio de Janeiro (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Dry Dock at Rio de Janeiro)

City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard, engraving by William James Bennett
1123836 City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard, engraving by William James Bennett (1787-1844) c.1834 (coloured engraving) by Cooke

A tramp steamer in dry dock (colour litho)
3622169 A tramp steamer in dry dock (colour litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A tramp steamer in dry dock)

Workers in Morse ship yard, front cover of the Morse Dry Dock Dial
615413 Workers in Morse ship yard, front cover of the Morse Dry Dock Dial, January 1918 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

Shipbuilding, Gloucester, USA, 1871 (oil on canvas)
712245 Shipbuilding, Gloucester, USA, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The Jewel Office in the Tower of London, Rag Fair and Old Clothes and Ship Building
6340344 The Jewel Office in the Tower of London, Rag Fair and Old Clothes and Ship Building by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: The Jewel Office in the Tower of London)

Dry Dock at Halifax, Nova Scotia (engraving)
6016224 Dry Dock at Halifax, Nova Scotia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dry Dock at Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Southampton Illustrated (engraving)
1044318 Southampton Illustrated (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Southampton Illustrated)

The U. S. S. Utah in dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, c. 1912 (b / w photo)
1078833 The U.S.S. Utah in dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, c.1912 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

New Dry Dock at the United States Navy-Yard (engraving)
1096514 New Dry Dock at the United States Navy-Yard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Dry Dock at the United States Navy-Yard)

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"Dry Dock: Where Ships Find Respite and Renewal" In the depths of history, dry docks have served as sanctuaries for mighty vessels seeking solace from the relentless tides. As we gaze upon the colossal RMS Titanic's propellers, dwarfed by the towering walls of a dry dock, we are reminded of its grandeur and tragic fate. Across time and continents, these havens have witnessed remarkable scenes. In 1980, a nuclear submarine gracefully berthed at Devonport docks in Plymouth, England—its sleek silhouette contrasting with the industrial surroundings—a testament to human ingenuity and technological prowess. From tranquil harbors to remote island piers, such as Kildownet Pier in Achill Island off County Mayo in Ireland, fishing boats find respite within dry docks' protective embrace. Here they rest after braving tempestuous seas; their nets entangled with tales of bountiful catches and arduous journeys. Tenby Harbour in Pembrokeshire, Wales stands as an enchanting example where colorful boats bob gently against ancient stone walls. Within this picturesque setting lies another hidden world—the secret realm beneath Neptune Energy Park Walker's watchful eye—where engineering marvels come alive amidst cranes erecting dreams into reality. Venturing further south to Morocco reveals a vibrant tapestry woven by fishnets, floats, and bustling commercial fishing vessels that call Africa's shores home. Dry docks here hum with activity as fishermen mend their tools while preparing for yet another fruitful expedition on vast ocean horizons. Meanwhile, Chatham Historic Dockyard echoes with whispers from centuries past—an embodiment of Britain's naval heritage, and is here that ships were birthed anew through meticulous craftsmanship and dedication—a testament to human resilience against nature's unyielding forces. But it is not only ships that seek refuge within these hallowed grounds; Red Lion Wharf bears witness to cargoes being unloaded onto waiting warehouses, a bustling hub of trade and commerce.