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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/52328| Title: | More forgotten industrial heritage : Admiralty Floating Dock No.35 – Return to the Far East |
| Authors: | Cassar, Michael |
| Keywords: | Great Britain. Royal Navy. Malta Dockyard Dockyard Creek (Cottonera, Malta) -- History Admiralty -- Malta -- History -- 20th century |
| Issue Date: | 2018-05-06 |
| Publisher: | Allied Newspapers Ltd. |
| Citation: | Cassar, M. (2018, May 6). More forgotten industrial heritage: Admiralty Floating Dock No.35 – Return to the Far East. The Sunday Times of Malta, pp. 56-57. |
| Abstract: | Admiralty Floating Dock (AFD) 35 was ready for use in July 1948 but the hulk of AFD 8 was still at the berth planned for it at Magazine Wharf. It was ironic that the Royal Navy had ships stemmed for docking but was unable to use its newest and largest asset. An operational berth was created in Dockyard Creek by removing buoys and several craft to make space for the huge structure. Dockyard Creek being shallower than Magazine Wharf, the dock had a reduced operational working draught of 28 feet compared to a maximum of 40 feet at the latter. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/52328 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCWHMlt |
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