Perfect timing when I arrived at the Waterfront yesterday to witness the Robinson dry dock in action.
During the design of the harbour from the 1860s, the Royal Navy requested a dry dock be included in the plans to serve their interests in the southern hemisphere
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The dock is 161.2m long, 20.7m wide and a depth of 7.9m, the Robinson dry dock remains one of the oldest form of dry dock still in use today.
It was opened in 1882, by Sir Hercules Robinson.
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Once the boat is inside, the dock is sealed off and water is pumped out, leaving the boat on a wooden berth so that it can be repaired.
There are so many aspect to the Waterfront