DOCK TOWED 9000 MILES
Iceland To Australia (Rec. 7.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 18. After a journey of more than nine months from Reykjavik. Iceland, the Koval Navy floating deck has reached Australia. Heavy gales in the North Atlantic broke towlines and the dock was adrift for two and a half days in terrific seas. Waves swept through the dock, washing away spare stores, keel blocks and all movable articles before the two towing tags could locate it again. U-bcat packs were known to be in the vicinity. The dock's crew' worked up to (heir necks in water until the breaks in the 18-inch towlines were repaired. For eight days the cooking galleys were out of order because of heavy weather. The dock, of 2750 tons and rectangular injshape. is capable of servicing vessels up to large type destroyers. The dock has no name. The crew said. “You couldn’t print what we call it."
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23257, 19 July 1945, Page 5
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153DOCK TOWED 9000 MILES Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23257, 19 July 1945, Page 5
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