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Basin drained to allow work on a vessel
watercraft. There are several basic types of dry docks: (1) Graving or Basin Docks, (2) Floating Dry Docks, (3) Marine Railways, (4) Vertical Lifts, (5)
Dry_dock
Topics referred to by the same term
A floating dock may refer to a number of constructions found in ports and harbours Floating dock (impounded), a development of the half tide dock, where
Floating_dock
Type of United States Navy drydocks
An auxiliary floating drydock is a type of US Navy auxiliary floating dry dock. Floating dry docks are able to submerge underwater and to be placed under
Auxiliary_floating_drydock
Type of dock supported by pontoons
A floating dock, floating pier or floating jetty is a platform or ramp supported by pontoons. It is usually joined to the shore with a gangway. The pier
Floating_dock_(jetty)
A floating dock, floating harbour or wet dock is a dock alongside a tidal waterway which maintains a 'constant' level, despite the changing tides. At
Floating_dock_(impounded)
Human-made structure involved in the handling of boats or ships
platform Ferry slip: a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat Floating dock (impounded) Floating dock (jetty): a walkway over water, made
Dock
Royal Navy had a number of floating drydocks for the repair of warships where there was no fixed dry dock available. The docks did not receive a name and
List of Admiralty floating docks
List_of_Admiralty_floating_docks
This is a list of the largest dry docks in the world, including excavated and floating docks. "Dimensions and Capacity". alabamashipyard.com/facilities
List_of_dry_docks
Pontoon, an airtight flotation device
vehicle ferries to cross rivers and lakes. Floats are used as floating commercial docks and work areas, and as rafts for swimming, diving, and other recreational
Float_(nautical)
Russian floating dry dock
(Russian: ПД-50), Soviet designation Project 7454, was a Russian large floating dry dock built at the Götaverken Arendal shipyard in Gothenburg, Sweden and
PD-50
1000-ton Floating Dock was a class of floating dry docks built for the Royal Australian Navy between 1940 and 1944. The floating dry docks were 196.85
1000-ton_Floating_Dock
Town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Ferry Floating Dock Company was incorporated and bought land from the Earl of Jersey to build the Briton Ferry Docks. When it opened in 1861, the dock consisted
Briton_Ferry
its second floating dock". The Economic Times. 29 September 2010. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 27 January 2026. "Indian Navy's first floating dock". NDTV.com
List of active Indian Navy ships
List_of_active_Indian_Navy_ships
Naval base of the Indian Armed Forces
A Floating Dock Navy (FDN-1) of nearly 40,000 tonnes is also operated to dock many vessels under the A&N Command. A second, smaller floating dock (FDN-2)
INS_Jarawa
Artwork by Christo and Jeanne-Claude on Lake Iseo, Italy
consisting of 70,000 square meters of yellow fabric, carried by a modular floating dock system of 226,000 high-density polyethylene cubes installed in 2016
The_Floating_Piers
Gaza dock provided by US military
The Gaza floating pier was a floating dock facility created by the U.S. military after being proposed immediately before U.S. President Biden's 2024 State
Gaza_floating_pier
include: 2 aircraft carriers, 3 small 8,000-tonne amphibious transport docks, 3 air-defence destroyers, 8 general-purpose frigates, 6 anti-submarine
List of active Italian Navy ships
List_of_active_Italian_Navy_ships
Floating Dock Muloobinba is a floating dry dock that was owned by the Forgacs Group, and berthed at Carrington, within Newcastle Harbour, Australia. Built
Floating_dock_Muloobinba
Board elected to levy dues on goods passing through Wellington Harbour
maintained facilities including quays, wharves, goods sheds, a marina, and a floating dock for ship repairs. The Board managed goods and passengers passing through
Wellington_Harbour_Board
Military unit
miles (54 km2) and had what was then the largest dry dock in the world, the third-largest floating dock, and enough fuel tanks to support the entire Royal
Singapore_Naval_Base
Floating dry dock in the Dutch East Indies
Onrust Dock of 3,000 tons was a floating dry dock that served in the Dutch East Indies from 1869 till at least 1933. Up till about 1910 she was a crucial
Onrust_Dock_of_3,000_tons
Large auxiliary floating drydock of the US Navy
non-self-propelled, large auxiliary floating drydock of the US Navy. Advance Base Sectional Dock-2 (Auxiliary Floating Dock Big-2) was constructed in sections
USS_AFDB-2
Harbour in Bristol, England
Avon, making the Bristol City Docks in the floating harbour redundant as a freight dock. However, the city centre docks continued to be used for smaller
Bristol_Harbour
branch dock is a dock that forms part of a large harbour system of interlinked docks. Branch docks are terminal branches of a main floating dock. They
Branch_dock
South Korean floating dry dock
Royal Dock is a floating dry dock being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME); when complete, it will be the largest floating drydock
No.5_Royal_Dock
Heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser of the Russian Navy
the PD-50 floating dock". www1.ru. Borisov, Maksim (25 January 2026). "240 Million Rubles to Be Spent on 3D Model of Sunken PD-50 Floating Dock for "Admiral
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
graving dock is equipped with one 30 t crane, two 15 t cranes and one 10 t crane. Floating dock No. 2 is equipped with two 15 t cranes and floating dock No
Odessos_Shiprepair_Yard
Nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine built for Russian Navy
the second Borei-class submarine, Alexander Nevskiy, was moved to a floating dock in Sevmash shipyard. There the final preparations took place before
Borei-class_submarine
Port in United States
tendered into the Icy Strait Point dock, then in 2016 construction was finished on a 400-foot (120 m) floating dock suitable for cruise ships that replaced
Icy_Strait_Point
Port in India
of the harbor to build a floating dock. Watson set up a marine yard at Kiddirpor and also began construction of a floating dock in 1781, but was forced
Port_of_Kolkata
Dock with moorings and facilities for yachts and small boats
moored on buoys, on fixed or floating walkways tied to an anchoring piling by a roller or ring mechanism (floating docks, pontoons). Buoys are cheaper
Marina
Technology during the Renaissance era
one to be built at the Portsmouth navy base. Floating dock The earliest known description of a floating dock comes from a small Italian book printed in
Renaissance_technology
US cargo ship class of WWII
carrier for AT&T in 1956, then and a museum ship in Greece in 2008. Floating dock conversions: SS Joe C. S. Blackburn in 1968 and S Jane Addams in 1947
Liberty_ship
to Magone Marine Services of Dutch Harbor, Alaska where it serves as floating dock Denali. Marcon International Incorporated of Coupeville, Washington
ZB_304
Town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
new floating dock capable of handling larger sea-going vessels. Chief engineer Thomas Hamond Bartholomew was instructed to build the canal, docks and
Goole
Russian ballistic missile submarine
December 2010, the submarine was rolled out from its construction hall to floating dock and would be launched at an unknown future date. The submarine was inspected
Russian submarine Alexander Nevsky
Russian_submarine_Alexander_Nevsky
Large auxiliary floating drydock of the US Navy
non-self-propelled, large auxiliary floating drydock of the US Navy. Advance Base Sectional Dock-4 (Auxiliary Floating Dock Big-4) was constructed in sections
USS_ABSD-4
Consolidated city-borough in Alaska, US
designed his floating dock and named it the Old Sitka Dock in recognition of its proximity to the Old Sitka historical site. "Sitka dock to get first
Sitka,_Alaska
Common name for certain fishes of the family Serrasalmidae
and killed by a shoal of P. nattereri after entering the water from a floating dock. In January 2015, a six-year-old girl was found dead with signs of piranha
Piranha
United States Navy drydock
YFD-2 (Yard Floating Dock-2, USS YFD-2) was an auxiliary floating drydock built for the United States Navy in 1901. The first parts were laid down in
YFD-2
Form of lock gate consisting of a large floating iron or steel box
gate. It consists of a large floating iron or steel box. This can be flooded to seat the caisson in the opening of the dock to close it, or pumped dry to
Caisson_(lock_gate)
South Korean shipbuilding company
shipyard is located in Geoje, South Korea, and includes three dry docks and five floating docks.[citation needed] SHI also operates ship block fabrication facilities
Samsung_Heavy_Industries
889 design". "Medium floating dock – Project 1758". "ПД-51 – 1758 design". "Вспомогательные суда :: Черноморский Флот". "Floating crane – Project 771"
List of former warships of the Ukrainian Navy
List_of_former_warships_of_the_Ukrainian_Navy
Dutch machine factory
rolling stock and large metal structures like the Moerdijk bridge and a floating dock. In 1871 it was reorganized to become the public company Koninklijke
Van Vlissingen en Dudok van Heel
Van_Vlissingen_en_Dudok_van_Heel
Egyptian government agency that owns, operates, and maintains the Suez Canal
floating dock 'GREEN DOCK 3'". EgyptToday. 2025-12-07. Retrieved 2025-12-09. "Egyptian Suez Canal Authority announces successful transit of floating dock
Suez_Canal_Authority
WWII American floating drydock
advanced base sectional dock, constructed of nine advance base dock (ABD) sections for the US Navy as an auxiliary floating drydock for World War II
USS_ABSD-3
Pilot boat, built 1927
the ship has undergone restoration on a floating dock at Rozelle Bay. In April 2022 she was towed to dry dock at Garden Island, successfully refloated
SS_John_Oxley
WWII American floating drydock
advanced base sectional dock which was constructed of nine advance base docks (ABD) sections for the US Navy as an auxiliary floating drydock for World War
USS_ABSD-6
Shipyard in Mykolaiv, Ukraine
production line. Launching of vessels was effected with the help of the floating dock. The final fitting-out was performed near the South outfitting quay
Black_Sea_Shipyard
Kirov-class battlecruiser
October 2021). "Scrapping of the battlecruiser Admiral Lazarev in a floating dock in October 2021. Photos from Roman Rybakov" (Tweet). Archived from the
Russian battlecruiser Admiral Lazarev
Russian_battlecruiser_Admiral_Lazarev
Dock facility in Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata
(750 ft) long with cargoes of 40 to 50 percent of its capacity. The dock operates floating crane facilities at the deep drafted anchorages located at Sagar
Haldia_Dock_Complex
2013 Australian film
goes for a swim in the ocean until he comes to a free-floating dock in the water, the same dock where he first began his flirtation with Roz, and Roz
Adoration_(2013_film)
WWII American floating drydock
non-self-propelled, large auxiliary floating drydock of the US Navy. Advance Base Sectional Dock-5 (Auxiliary Floating Dock Big-5) was constructed in sections
USS_ABSD-5
Civil parish in Azores, Portugal
include a 100 metres (330 ft) floating dock and three piers, in addition to expansion of port facilities to include ramps and docks for the repair of boats
Rabo_de_Peixe
Designated location in a port or harbour used for mooring vessels
authorities. Most berths are alongside a quay or a jetty (large ports) or a floating dock (small harbors and marinas). Berths are either general or specific to
Berth_(moorings)
The GO 22 class is a series of two Floating dry docks of the Marina Militare. "Naviglio locale – Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved 27 November
GO_22-class_floating_dock
Indian ship and submarine company
(US$50 million) to private-run Shoft Shipyard in Gujarat to erect a floating dry dock in the facility. Six blocks are to be built by Shoft, which will be
Mazagon_Dock_Shipbuilders
Floating dry dock in Cartagena, Spain
the first practical iron floating dry dock. It was built in Britain and reassembled at Cartagena Naval Base in 1866. The dry dock was needed to service the
Cartagena_Iron_Drydock
Topics referred to by the same term
Federal Aviation Administration Auxiliary floating drydock, US Navy Admiralty Floating Dock, a British Navy floating drydock IATA airport code for Port Alfred
AFD
South Korean shipbuilder
industry. Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries now has 2 mega docks and an additional floating dock which can produce approximately 50 ships annually (4.3 Million
HD_Hyundai_Samho
Midget submarine class built for the Royal Navy during 1943–44
On 15 April 1944, in Operation Guidance X24 attacked the Laksevåg floating dock. X22 was intended for the mission, but had been accidentally rammed
X-class_submarine
Superyacht owned by the Ruler of Dubai
cost approximately $400 million U.S. dollars. The ship including the floating dock was transported by the MV Blue Marlin via Turkey to Dubai. The Dubai-based
Dubai_(yacht)
Thorndon reclamation for permanent mooring of the floating dock. The dock was named 'Jubilee Dock' in honour of the Harbour Board's fiftieth anniversary
Wharves_in_Wellington_Harbour
Oscar-II class cruise missile submarine
and the rest of the vessel was towed to Severomorsk and placed in a floating dry dock for analysis. The remains of Kursk's reactor compartment were towed
Russian_submarine_Kursk
Ocean liner known for rescuing survivors of RMS Titanic
Shipping Illustrated, pp. 250–255, 6 May 1903 – via Google Books "A floating dock and a new Cunarder" (PDF), The Engineer, p. 136, 8 August 1902 – via
RMS_Carpathia
Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock. She is one of the Navy's two medium auxiliary repair dry docks, and was the first floating dry dock built for the US Navy
Shippingport_(ARDM-4)
Defunct industrial park in New Brunswick
Fundy would allow for oceanic shipping and receiving at the plant via a floating dock. While the government would initially operate the plant, it would eventually
Westmorland_Chemical_Park
Largest city on the Crimean peninsula
area) Persej SMZ ship repair and floating dock yard plant (South Bay, Sevastopol) Sevastopol ship repair and floating docks yards (various) Metallurgy, Chemical
Sevastopol
American shipbuilding company in World War II
"Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock (AFDM)". NavSource. "AFDB Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock, Large". www.globalsecurity.org. "Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock (ARD)".
Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
Everett-Pacific_Shipbuilding_&_Dry_Dock_Company
Lake in Oregon, United States
campground features a seasonal boat ramp and wheelchair-accessible floating dock. The lake is a very popular Nordic skiing destination from a trailhead
Trillium_Lake
The GO 52 class is a series of three floating dry docks of the Marina Militare. "Generalità e Struttura - Marina Militare". Marina.difesa.it. Retrieved
GO_52-class_floating_dock
German shipbuilding company
Dutch shipbuilder Damen. On 14 September 2018, a fire broke out in the floating dock at Fähr-Lobbendorf, burning the then-under construction structure of
Lürssen
Military unit
vessels of up to 6,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT); a 3,200-ton lift floating dock; floating docks at Benghazi and Tobruk. Libyan Coast Guard Libya celebrates
Libyan_Navy
Special Boat Service, whose members are drawn largely from the Royal Marines
in Britain, as a single organization. 15 April: X-craft attacked the floating dock Laksevåg at Bergen in Norway but sank a cargo ship by mistake instead
British_commando_frogmen
Base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic
from HMD Bermuda in 1865 Floating dock Bermuda under construction in England, before being towed to Bermuda in 1869 Floating Dock Bermuda at sea under tow
Royal_Naval_Dockyard,_Bermuda
Class of British battleships
1944. On 8 August 1944 whilst in the floating dock at Trincomalee, Ceylon, she was severely damaged when the dock collapsed with the result that repairs
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
Queen_Elizabeth-class_battleship
Large auxiliary floating drydock of the US Navy
Shipbuilding Company for the U.S. Navy. Originally named USS YFD-4, Yard Floating Dock-4, she operated by Todd Shipyards at New Orleans, Louisiana for the
USS_AFDM-2
Nuclear powered cargo ship
vessel later returned to Murmansk, the sinking of the only Russian floating dock capable of accommodating the vessel in November 2018 forced Sevmorput
Sevmorput
Submarine of the Royal Navy
Day, 21 October 1960. She then proceeded for fitting out at a nearby floating dock. The reactor was installed on 8 July 1962 and went critical in November
HMS_Dreadnought_(S101)
American war company
The Navy need large floating dry docks to repair ships in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater or war. The advanced base sectional docks were built in sections
Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Company
Pollock-Stockton_Shipbuilding_Company
Soviet diesel-electric submarine class
scrapping as of 2008, but during the night of December 14–15, 2019 the floating dock PD-16, which contained B-380, sank. B-380 capsized to port and partially
Tango-class_submarine
Former Royal Air Force station in Pembrokeshire, Wales
carried out maintenance from a specially adapted floating dock known as HMS Flat Iron. This floating dock was able to submerge and allow two seaplanes to
RAF_Pembroke_Dock
Marine maintenance facility in Western Australia
A$60 million floating dock Yargan commenced operations at the Australian Marine Complex, Yargan being the Noongar word for 'tortoise'. The dock is capable
Australian_Marine_Complex
blockade of the Ecuadorian port of Guayaquil; in December she was in a floating dock that capsized and sank, killing 100 people and injuring 88; she was
List_of_Peruvian_Navy_ships
Abortive class of British Royal Navy battlecruisers
knots (56 km/h; 35 mph), and could only be docked in a single ex-German floating dock and one dock, Gladstone Dock, in Liverpool. The next proposal, 'J3'
G3_battlecruiser
UK railway company
of a 'floating dock' (i.e. not a dock that floated, but a wet dock with lock gates to retain sufficient depth of water that ships in the dock remained
Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway
Carlisle_and_Silloth_Bay_Railway
Defence policy of the British Empire (1919–1941)
exceeded the British contribution that year of £204,000 towards the floating dock. Another £2,000,000 was paid by the Federated Malay States; New Zealand
Singapore_strategy
State-owned shipbuilding and maintenance facilities for the British navy
serving the fleet's anchorage in Cromarty Firth. A 2.25 acres (0.91 ha) floating dry dock was towed here from Portsmouth in 1914 and was in use for the duration
Royal_Navy_Dockyard
Pier in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
a floating dock about 300 feet in length. It was destroyed by winter storms in 1913. In 1914 the pier was rebuilt with an eye to making it a dock for
White_Rock_Pier
2000 submarine accident in the Barents Sea
barge 20 m (66 ft) to allow it to enter a floating dry dock with Kursk attached underneath. Once in dry dock, the pontoons were pumped full of more air
Kursk_submarine_disaster
acquiring a floating dock and a shipyard in Istanbul’s Tuzla district, the group extended their scope to ship repair and maintenance, docking around 50
Tersan_Shipyard
Main seaport of Dunedin, New Zealand
dock began. This dock cost £56,069 2s 11d. The new dock, alongside the increasing size of ships resulted in reduced demand for the earlier floating dock
Port_Chalmers
LNG-powered Norwegian ferry MF Boknafjord. In June 2020, the largest floating dock (235 m long and 45 m wide, with lifting capacity of 33,000 tons) in
BLRT_Western_Shipyard
1942 Japanese attack on Australia in WWII
the USS Peary, HMAS Mavie, USAT Meigs, MV Neptuna (which exploded while docked at Darwin's main wharf), Zealandia, SS Mauna Loa, MV British Motorist. The
Bombing_of_Darwin
Province. It is Turkey's only shipyard on the Black Sea. It operates a floating dock with a 4,500 ton lifting capacity, which can handle about 12,000 dwt
Inebolu_Shipyard
GO 11 is a floating dry dock of the Marina Militare. Based at Taranto Naval Station, in 2012. "Stabilimenti di Castellammare di Stabia (Napoli)" (PDF)
GO_11
Turkish shipyard
240 m × 42 m (787 ft × 138 ft) dry dock, a 200 m (660 ft) long quay and a 282 m × 49 m (925 ft × 161 ft) floating dock. The shipyard employs 370 personnel
Sefine_Shipyard
Bruneian prince (born 1954)
project ceased in 1998. At the Blohm+Voss yard, the boat was left on a floating dock while liquidators looked for possible buyers. In the end, the yacht's
Prince_Jefri_Bolkiah
Australian-British raid
Bergen harbour in German-occupied Norway on a mission to sink a large floating dock. After being detected and shaking off their pursuer, X24 made it to
Operation_Guidance
Lighters, Special Purpose 1940: Small Craft 1945: Pontoons and Floating Docks 1950: Floating Drydocks 1955: Dredges 1990: Miscellaneous Vessels 2010: Ship
List of NATO Supply Classification Groups
List_of_NATO_Supply_Classification_Groups
FLOATING DOCK
FLOATING DOCK
Girl/Female
Hindu
Flowing
Girl/Female
Tamil
Flowing
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi
Floating; Revolution
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Flaming
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Traditional
Flowing
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian
Floating
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Floating in Glory
Boy/Male
Biblical
Flowing.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Greek, Latin
Flowing
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Flowing
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Flowing
Shravantika | à®·à¯à®°à®µà®¾à®¨à¯à®¤à¯€à®•ாÂ
Biblical
flowing
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sravan Kumar | à®·à¯à®°à®µà®£ கà¯à®®à®¾à®°
Flowing, River
Sravan Kumar | à®·à¯à®°à®µà®£ கà¯à®®à®¾à®°
Boy/Male
Tamil
Floating, Revolution
Boy/Male
Tamil
Floating, Revolution
Girl/Female
Greek
Flaming.
Boy/Male
Arabic, German, Muslim, Sindhi
Flowing
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Flowing
Boy/Male
Hindu
Floating, Revolution
Boy/Male
Muslim
Flowing
FLOATING DOCK
FLOATING DOCK
Boy/Male
Indian
Praising (God), Loving (God), Friend, Praiser, All-laudable
Boy/Male
British, English
Lives in the Welshman's Cottage
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Smile
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi
Famous
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Irish
Harmonious; Oneness; Together
Boy/Male
Tamil
Of variegated color
Girl/Female
Arabic
Flower
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Brightness of Godess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Tamil
Attitude
Girl/Female
English
Good elf.
FLOATING DOCK
FLOATING DOCK
FLOATING DOCK
FLOATING DOCK
FLOATING DOCK
a.
That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb); gliding along smoothly; copious.
adv.
In a floating manner; swimmingly.
a.
Floating on the waves.
n.
The state of floating.
n.
A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial.
a.
Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals.
a.
Ardent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly earnest; as, a flaming proclomation or harangue.
a.
Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air.
n.
The science of floating bodies.
a.
Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as, floating capital; a floating debt.
n.
The second coat of three-coat plastering.
a.
That flares; flaming or blazing unsteadily; shining out with a dazzling light.
n.
The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
a.
Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments.
n.
Decoration by means of flutes or channels; a flute, or flutes collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the fluting of a lady's ruffle.
n.
Floating threads. See Floating threads, above.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Float
adv.
In a floating manner.
a.
Receiving its charge through the muzzle; as, a muzzle-loading rifle.
n.
A coating or covering resembling ice, as of sugar and milk or white of egg; frosting.