Selborne Graving Dock
| Selborne Graving Dock | |
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  Location within Cape Town | |
| General information | |
| Type | Dock |
| Architectural style | Concrete |
| Location | Simon's Town Naval Base |
| Coordinates | 34°11′31″S 18°26′24″E / 34.19194°S 18.44000°E |
| Construction started | 1901 |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Cost | > £2,500,000 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Sir John Jackson Ltd |
The Selborne Graving Dock is a dry dock in Simon's Town, South Africa. It is situated in the Simon's Town Naval Base.
History
On July 27, 1900,[1] a tender for the construction of a yard was awarded to Sir John Jackson Ltd. The construction used Portland cement from England as well as granite blocks from Norway. The foundation stone was laid on November 15, 1906 and the dry dock was opened on November 3, 1910 by the Duke of Connaught[2]
The Dockyard (including the Dry Dock) was handed to South Africa in 1957[3] as part of the Simonstown Agreement
Images
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Construction in 1906
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The ships crests painted on the wall
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The dock split to allow two ships to enter
References
- ↑ "Naval Dockyard celebrates centenary | DefenceWeb". defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ↑ "Opening of Selborne Graving Dock". Wanganui Chronicle (Volume L, Issue 12652). November 4, 1910. p. 5. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ↑ Robson, L.G (2011). "The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806-1872: approach, methodology and impact". PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria: 109.
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