ADVERTISEMENT.
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
Shipbuilders & Repairers; Salvors; Mechanica', Constructional & Electrical Engineers; Bollermakers, Iron & Brass Founders, Forge Masters, &c,
HEAD OFFICE:- KOWLOON DOCKS, KOWLOON. TOWN OFFICE: QUEEN'S BUILDINGS, HONGKONG.
THE COMPANY'S DOCKS at KOWLOON, TAI-KOK-TSUI and ABERDEEN are in efficient working order, and the attention of Captains and Shipowners is respectfully solicited to the advantages which these Establishments offer for Docking and Repairing Vessels.
The Company has SIX GRANITE DOCKS and TWO PATENT SLIPS of the following dimensions:-
Depth OVER
NAME OF Dock or SLIP.
LENGTH ON KIEL BLOCKS.
BREADTH AT ENTRANCE.
SILL AT ORDINARY SPRING TIDES.
Risk of TIDE
SPRINGS,
NEAPS.
KOWLOON.
Feet.
Fect.
No. 1 Dock,
Kowloon.....
700
86 feet top
Feet.
30 ft.
Feet.
7 ft. 6 in.
Feet.
3
70 ft. bottom
No. 2 Dock,
Kowloon
371
74 ft.
18 ft. 6 in.
7 ft. 6 in
No. 3 Dock,
Kowloon, . .
264
40 ft. 3 in.
14 ft.
7 ft. 6 in.
Patent Slip, No. 1, Kowloon,
240
60 ft.
14 ft.
ft. 6 in.
Patent slip, No. 2, Kowloon
220
60 ft.
12 ft.
7 ft. 6 in.
TAI-KOK-TSUI.
Cosmopolitan Dock..
ABERDEEN.
466
$5 ft. 6 in.
20 ft.
7 ft. 6 in.
430
333
81 ft. 64 ft.
23 ft. l it.
7 ft. 6 in.
7 ft. 6 in.
Hope Dock.. Lamont Dock.......
The DOCKS are fitted with every appliance in the way of Caissons, powerful Centrifugal Steam Pumps, &c., which euable them to be pumped out in three hours.
WORKSHOPS, The extensive workshops ou the premises at Kowloon, Cosinopolitan, and Aberdeen Docks possess every facility and appliance necessary for the repairs of ships and steam machinery. The Engineers' shops are supplied with a large plant of the latest types of tools in the way of Lathes Planing, Milling and Screwing Machines, Electric Cranes, &c., &c., and are capable of excenting the largest class of work with despatch. The Shipwright's Department has attached to it an electrically driven Sawmill with Circular. Vertical and Band Sawe, and also a complete plant of Wood- working Machinery of the most modern and improved type. The Blacksmith's Shops are equally well furnished with complete supply of powerful Steam Hammers, Crancs, &c., capable of forging stern posts, and crank, and straight Shafting of the largest size.
Powerful Lifting Shears with steam purchose at two of their Establishments stand on a solid granite sea wall along side which vessels en lie drawing 24 feet of water, and take in or out boilers, & c The shears at Kowloon are capable of lifting 70 tons.
The Company is prepared to tender for the construction of new vessels in either steel, iron or wood, having already built about 600 of varying sizes up to 5,000 tons ; also to execute all kinds of ship work at lower rates and with greater despatch than any establishment in the East. Every department is under the close supervision of experienced European foremen.
SHIP-YARD is fully equipped with modern plant, including hydraulic flanging and bending machines, electrically driven rolls, punching, shearing, angle-bevelling, joggling and planing machines, espable of dealing with the heaviest class of work.
BOILER-MAKERS' DEPARTMENT,– The Company, in addition to executing repairs, is prepared to tender for new boilers to steamships, for the construction of which it possesses special facilities including powerful punching and shearing machmes, hydraulic riveters, &c.
ACETYLENE WELDING AND CUTTING PROCESS FOR SHIP AND BOILER REPAIRS.-Modern up-to-date plant operated by our own specially trained workmen under expert European supervision. All classes of light steel work imanufactured by the above process : Tanks, Drums, Ventilators, Pipes, &«., $c.
FOUNDRY.—The foundry is fitted with a largo powerful Steam Crane, and the Cupolas are capable of casting up to 100 tons. The Company is prepared to supply the very best Iron and Brass Castings of all descriptions upon the shortest notice.
GALVANIZING PLANT of the most modern type by electrical deposit has been put up at the Kowloon Establish- ment which is capable of doing the largest class of work.
STORES. – The Company's Godowns contain large and well-selected stocks of all material and fittings requisite in shipbuilding, engine-room outfits, furnishing ships and ships' stores of all descriptions supplied at tariff rates. For further particulars apply at the Offices of the Company, Kowloon Docks, Hongkong.
R. M. DYER, B.Sc.,
Digitized by
Chief Manager