Sturrock Dry Dock (Cape Town)

South Africa / Western Cape / Cape Town
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Graving dock for ships.

Overall docking length 360 m
Length on bottom (dock floor) = 350,4 m
Width at entrance top = 45,1 m
Maximum width at bottom (dock floor) = 38,4 m
Depth 14 m, depth over entrance sill HWOST = 13,7 m

A docking length of 369,6 m can be achieved by placing the caisson in the emergency stop at the entrance.

The dock can be divided into two compartments of either 132,5 m and 216,1 m or 205,7 m and 142,9 m.

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Coordinates:   33°55'7"S   18°26'45"E
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