SHIP MADE INTO PIER
Conversion of the hull of a grounded mail boat into a substantial pier large enough for warships to use is the accomplishment of French engineers. The ship Fontainebleau ran aground in Jibouti Harbour after fire broke out, settling into mud at a point where the water was about 20ft. deep. This left the ship half submerged. Engineers, failing in their attempts to raise the craft, hit upon the idea of converting it ito a pier, and soon the hull was encased in layers of cement and stone. Now the concrete-covered ship is in use, French warships frequently mooring there.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20141, 10 January 1940, Page 11
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103SHIP MADE INTO PIER Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20141, 10 January 1940, Page 11
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