Sectional docks accommodated to ship's weight; graving docks hold ship rigid; modern sectional docks with longitudinal stringers can be adjusted to give uniform rigidity; graving dock has advantage when vessel is damaged amidships.
Comparison of graving docks and floating dry docks
Nautical Gaz
Nautical Gazette ; 112 , n 7
1927
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Article (Journal)
English
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