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Door No. 1 Door No. 3 Door No.
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Length on Keel Blocks
Width of Entrance on bottom
Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
PATENT SLIP-Capable o lifting vessels up to 1,000 toms gross,
714 foot.
83
#
Two Floating Cranes of 60 and 30 tons aach, besides 150 tons Giant Cranes.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS" DOCK" KOBE FLOATING DOCKS.
Lifting Power
DOGNAQ
Max. Length of Ship taken in Max. Broadth of Ship taken in Max. Draft of Ship taken in
KOBE.
No. 17,000 tons. No.
460 feet.
18,000 tons. 580 feet.
56.
"
SOLE AGENTS.
CALDBECK,
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Length of Keel Blocks *
Breadth at Entrance on bottom..
Depth af Water on Blocks at Spring Tide
Floating Crane capable of lifting 20 tons weight.
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