ADMIRALTY DOCK
VANCOUVER, July 19. The newspaper “Daily Province” says the largest floating dry dock ever built will be constructed in Vancouver for the British Admiralty. The dock will be for service in the South 'Pacific, and will be between 25,000 and 30,000 tons. The cost will be at least 2.500,000 dollars. The dock will float the Navy’s largest ships, including the King George V. and possibly larger future vessels.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 July 1945, Page 6
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