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PORTS AND HARBOURS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE:
UNITED KINGDOM,
Question,
13. State any additional par- ticulars necessary to show the existing and contem- plated capacity of the port
(a) in general,
(b) for the accommoda- tion of vessels of large size and deep draught.
(Not. In answer to this!
question brief details should be given of im-. portant schemes of im- provement now in pro gress or in contempla tion, and their
of estimated cost, in so far as they have not been given in reply to Question 113
Glasgow.
Parliament has already sanctioned the construction of two basins and a large graving dock at a point on the south bank of the river, just above the Clyde Trust Workshops. They will supply 82 acres of new water area and 1,650 lineal yards of quays, with depth of 30 ft. (L.W.O.S.T.). The graving dook will have a length of 1,020 ft. or more on floor, a depth on sill of f. (H.W.O.N.T.), and the width of entrance may be above 120 R.
A further scheme has been proposed for the construction of five basins, in echelon arrangement, just above the works last mentioned. These basing would give 97 acres of new water ares, und 8,190 jinsel yards of quayage. The quays would be of such a length as to afford abundant accommodation for vessels of 1,000 ft. and longer. The combined schemes would add to
the harbour of Glasgow 120 acres of new water and 9,840 lineal yards of quays.
The new works are intended to be
carried out bit by bit as the growth of the trade demands, and it is believed that they will provide for the expansion of the port for many years to come. The Clyde Trustees have powers to
dredge to any depth required. Large vessels traverse the river at and about time of high water. Consting rossels and those in the Irish trades use the river at any time.
Liverpool.
The largest ships in the world use the Port of Liverpool to-day, but further improvements are in progress to provide improved accommodation for
The ' vessels of the largest size. Gladstone Dock, to which reference is made in answer to previous questione, is only part of a scheme which includes a vestibule or large half-tide dock, with a river entrance lock 1,070 ft. long, 130 ft. wide, and with a depth of ft. (H.W.O.N.T.) over the inner sill. Off this half-tide dock are being provided two branch decks, having four quays which will take four vessele of, say, 1,000 to 1,100 ft. in length. and at least 42 ft. draught, besides a number of smaller vessels. These docks will be equipped with shed accommodation of the best and most up-to-date kind. This work, which is estimated to coet, say, 3,000,000Z., is being carried out as energetically as possible, the efforts of the Board being restricted only by the number of men available for the work.
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London.
In addition to the work of deepening the channel to
30 ft. (L.W.0.8.T.) up to the entrance to the Albert Dosks, the following main works are in progress or contemplation :--
(1) Formation of a new dack at the south side of the Albert Dock of which the following are
the main features.
Butrance Lock.-
Length
- 800 (to be lengthened
Width
Ft.
- 100
Depth over inner sill
(H.W.O.N.T.)
Quaynge.
to 850 ft. by plac-
ing a caisson in
an inner recess.)
North side:-3,975 feet (unbroken).
South side:-Seven jettias each of
520 ft. parallel with quay.
Graving dock.-
Length
Width -
Depth over sill
H.W.O.N.T} -
Ft.
650
100
(2) Construction of an additional branch dook at Tilbury 2,360 ft. long (with possible exten- sion to 6,360 ft.) and 750 ft. wide, with the following dimensions for its entrance lock.
Entrance lock.--
Length
■
Width
L
F't.
- 1,050 (capable of ex.
130
Depth over inner sill
(H.W.O.N.T.)
tension to
1,800 ft.)
It is also proposed to provide a floating landing stage
at Tilbury, similar to that at Liverpool, to facilitate the landing of passengers. The etage would have a length of 1,500 ft. and a width of 80 ft.
Southampton.
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