Building Scene for Drydock

(Original Caption) St. John, N. B.: Started during the war and completed at Courtenay Bay near the end of this year, the longest dry dock in the world, built by the St. John Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Ltd., was officially opened by Baron Byng of Vimy, Governor General of Canada. The dry dock, with a length of 1,225 feet, can be converted into two docks. At the top the width of the dock is 133 feet; bottom width is 4 1/2 feet; depth of sill at high water, spring tide, 42 feet. Photo shows view looking [at construction.]
(Original Caption) St. John, N. B.: Started during the war and completed at Courtenay Bay near the end of this year, the longest dry dock in the world, built by the St. John Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Ltd., was officially opened by Baron Byng of Vimy, Governor General of Canada. The dry dock, with a length of 1,225 feet, can be converted into two docks. At the top the width of the dock is 133 feet; bottom width is 4 1/2 feet; depth of sill at high water, spring tide, 42 feet. Photo shows view looking [at construction.]
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Bettmann / Contributor
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516510080
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Bettmann
Date created:
November 01, 1923
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