Ceremony to Be Held in Kiangnan Shipyard To-day 'The opening ceremony of the newly' constructed dry dock (to be known as Dock No, 3) of the Kiangnan Dock, Engineering Works. Kiaochangmiao,-Nantao, will take place today, at IL am, when the Chinese cruiser Yat Sen will be docked The Minister of Navy, Admiral S.
K. Chen, decided about a year oxo to have this dock constructed with a view of accommodating doper drat land longer vessels than have former: docked in Shanghai, The pro-Jected length: of this new dock is 640 feet, and at present the aside length $86 fect. to the shops are placed at head of dock in close proximity to the raflway. The Steel Caisson which closes: the entrance of the dock is 86 ft. long 18 ft. wide, 28 ft. 6 inch deep ant has a displacement of 1.200 tons. Tt built on the longitudinal princint Jand has two steel decks, a centr fpulkhead and one transverse hulk-snead to tank deck. Above tank deck Jare two steel bulkheads that compartment with the rise of an ow: feeptionally high tide and automatic cally prevent the caisson from jumping
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