Correspondence. Floating Docks.

Abstract

Mr. EDWARD Box, who had taken considerable interest in the subject, had been much astonished to find, on searching through the Patent Office Library some years ago, what a vast number of suggestions had been put forward for reclaiming ships from the water for painting and repairs. Probably the most successful kind of floating dock, from a commercial point of view, had been the one-sided off-shore dock. It was easy to control and rapidly worked; and as vessels could be warped into position end on, or from the front, quays could be built out at either end, for vessels Downloaded by [ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA] on [12/09/16].