What exactly is dry dock?

[2boyzmom]

I read on another post that the Legend is going into "Dry Dock". Does this happen after every season? What do they do??? Hopefully fix the damn slide!!!

[Boston6]

There's "wet dock" and "dry dock". In dry dock, the ship is placed in a special enclosed dock where water can be pumped out and the underside of the ship can be tended to. While the underside is being cleaned/repaired/painted, the inside usually gets some sprucing up too.

 

In wet dock, they basically do the same stuff as drydock but don't do any of the work below the water-line. Drydock is scheduled for every 2-3 years or so, unless emergency work is required.

 

Drydock is mucho more expensive than a wet-docking.

 

Here's a pic of a ship in drydock - cut & paste into your browser

 

 

http://www.usswisconsin.org/Pictures/1980-90%20pic/132%20%20C.%20McRae%20%20Drydock%20'89.jpg

[2boyzmom]

Cool! Thanks

[carl_in_norfolk]

Looks like NNSY

[bluelghttr]

if your interisted

 

Here is a link to the Grand Bahamas shipyard

where in all likelyhood the Carnival Legend will

go for her drydocking

 

http://www.gbshipyard.com/

 

PS. there are pictures of different ships. including a carnival

ship in drydock

 

Mitch

[corina27]

if your interisted

 

Here is a link to the Grand Bahamas shipyard

where in all likelyhood the Carnival Legend will

go for her drydocking

 

http://www.gbshipyard.com/

 

PS. there are pictures of different ships. including a carnival

ship in drydock

 

Mitch

Thats a cool site.