Dry Dock 2, Clarendon Dock
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Dry Dock 2, Clarendon Dock
Image: © Rossographer Taken: 23 Jun 2009
Another view of Dry Dock 2 at Clarendon Dock, Belfast also seen in Image Located beside Image and almost as old, dating from 1826. It is still in full working order and operated using hand driven winches and pulleys - see Image The dock is still used, albeit rarely, for ship repair. The ‘Victoria’ (see Image), a ship used for survey work and to help maintain navigation lights and fog horns on the approaches to the Port, is inspected and repaired tri-annually in the dock.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.606499
Longitude
-5.92032