Syncrolift

Syncrolift, Buenos Aires

A syncrolift or synchrolift is a system for lifting boats and ships out of the water for maintenance work or repair.[1] The vessel is maneuvered over a submerged cradle, which is then lifted by a set of synchronized hoists or winches. The vessel can be worked upon in place, or it can be moved inland so the syncrolift can be freed for other use.

The largest syncrolifts can lift vessels up to 100,000 tons.[2] Because of this capacity, syncrolifts have almost completely supplanted the older dry dock systems, most of which could handle only one vessel at a time.[3]

Syncrolift was a U.S. company that manufactured syncrolift systems. Rolls Royce Group Plc acquired Syncrolift in 1989.[4]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ House, David (2014). "Synchro-Lift Docking Operations". Marine Emergencies: For Masters and Mates. Routledge. pp. 43–45. ISBN 9781317673163. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Rolls-Royce: Why choose a Syncrolift shiplift?
  3. ↑ Evans, B: "Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape", p. 471. W.W. Norton, 2005
  4. ↑ Syncrolift | Products | Rolls-Royce Centenary - A Century Of Innovation

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