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Dry docks (or graving docks) were as much status symbols as practical ventures in colonial New Zealand. Every major port wanted one. Designed by harbour board engineer C. Napier Bell, Lyttelton’s graving dock was built of masonry and concrete. It was opened on 3 January 1883 when the gaily decorated Hurunui – ‘the very perfection of neatness and order’ – sailed in, breaking a blue ribbon. Thirty speeches followed. Now a registered historic place, Lyttelton’s graving dock still repairs ships.

Dock Specifications Floor length 137.15m. Floor width 14m. Top length 146.75m

Entrance width 18.80m. Maximum draft 6.3m (subject to vessel
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Source M V Irvinga Dry Dock.
Author Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand
Camera location43° 36′ 21.44″ S, 172° 42′ 33.27″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bernard Spragg at https://flickr.com/photos/88123769@N02/9650403603. It was reviewed on 11 April 2021 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

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