whats is dry docks?

[ckr31]

can someone tell me what is dry docks?

[chrysalis]

Isn't google a wonderful thing?.......

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drydock

[paul929207]

Dry dock is when major changes/maintainence is done. The ship is floated into an ara that can be closed off and the water drained our, thus dry dock.

[julia]

can someone tell me what is dry docks?

 

 

"Dry dock" is when a ship is pulled from service in order to be cleaned, refurbished or retrofitted. Sometimes, it is literally hauled out of the water (hence "dry docking"), so that it can be worked on.

[Laconia]

"Dry dock" is when a ship is pulled from service in order to be cleaned, refurbished or retrofitted. Sometimes, it is literally hauled out of the water (hence "dry docking"), so that it can be worked on.

 

If it is still floating, then it isn't a dry dock!

[julia]

If it is still floating, then it isn't a dry dock!

 

Do you have a point here? (or are you only trying to increase your post count?) I very clearly said "sometime the ship is hauled out of the water". Jeez.

[ckr31]

thanks

[Colo Cruiser]

This is the Golden Princess in drydock, Victoria May 1st 2009....

 

[Pam in CA]

"Dry dock" is when a ship is sailed into a docking site and once secured on blocks to hold it steady and upright, water is drained or pumped out, leaving the ship dry. A dry dock is scheduled every two or three years for a ship so maintenance can be done on the underside of the ship and to mechanical parts accessible only when in dry dock. A suggestion is to go to http://www.princess.com/goldendrydock/ to see what was done recently on the Golden Princess. It'll give you a stunning visual of what was done.

[tytan]

can someone tell me what is dry docks?

 

 

No booze allowed at the docks :D

[captainron]

Now girl whatever you do...don't get snarly.

 

Your second comment is rather whimsical, as it would take an act of God to lift a 109,000 ton vessel (+/-) out of the water in a dock with 2 feet to spare on each side if you're lucky.

 

The ship is actually blocked once it has entered the dock and the water pumped out of the dock area, leaving the vessel sitting on the blocking. When all maintenence/refurbishing work has been done on the hull, the dock itself is then flooded until the vessel floats and is clear of the blocking.

 

What some posters have said is not necessarily the case, as ships often go into "wet dock" when there is no requirement to work on the hull or propulsion system of the vessel. It is generally in situations such as this that you find deck items, the interior furnishings refurbished/upgraded, pools cleaned and tiles replaced, a new coat of paint to the superstructure, etc.

 

Hope this helps clarify the point.

 

Ciao for now!!!