ADVERTISEMENT.
HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY,
LIMITED.
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 dimensiona
NAME OF
Dock or Slip.
DEPTH OVER
LENGTH ON
KEEL BLOCKS.
BREADTH AT ENTRANCE.
SILL AT ORDINARY SPRING TIDES.
Rise of TidE.
SPRINGS. NEAPS
Feet.
Feel.
KOWLOON.
No. 1 Dock, Kowloon
Feet.
576
186 feet top
170 ft. bottom
30 ft.
Feet.
7 ft. 6 in.
Fet.
3
No. 2 Dock, Kowloon
371
74 ft.
18 ft. 6 in.
7 ft 6 in.
No. 8 Dock, Kowloon
264
49 ft. 3 in.
14 ft.
7 ft. 6 in.
Patent Slip, No. 1, Kowloon
240
60 ft.
14 ft.
7 ft. 6 in.
Patent Slip, No. 2, Kowloon
220
60 ft.
12 ft
7 ft. 6 in.
TAI-KOK-TSUI.
Cosmopolitan Dock
466
85 ft. 6 in.
20 ft.
7 ft 6 in.
ABERDEEN,
Hope Dock
Lamont Dock
480 333
81 ft. 64 ft.
23 ft. 16 ft.
7 ft. 0 in.
7 ft. 6 in.
The DOCKS are fitted with every appliance in the way of Caissons, powerful Centrifugal Steam Pumps, đc., which enable them to be pumped out in three hours.
WORKSHOPS. The extensive workshops on the premises at Kowloon, Cosmopolitan, 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 capable of executing the largest class of work with despatch. The Shipwrights' Department has attached to it a Steam-Sawmill with Circular, Vertical and Band Sawa, and also a complete plant of Wood-working Machinery of the most modern and improved type. The Blacksmiths' Shops are equally well furnished with complete supply of powerful Steam Hammers, Cranes, &c., capable of forging stern posts and crank and straight shafting of the largest size.
Powerful Lifting Shears with steam purchase at two of their Establishments stand on a solid granite sea wall alongside which vessels can 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 cither steel, iron or wood, having already built about 400 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 hydmulic flanging and bending machines, electrically driven rolle, punching, shearing, angle-bevelling, foggling and planing machines, capable 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 machines, hydraulic riveters, &c.
FOUNDRY.-The foundry is fitted with a large 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 doscriptions upon the shortest notice.
GALVANIZING PLANT of the most modern type by electrical deposit has been put up at the Kowloon Establishment 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 hipbuilding, 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, Queen's Buildings, No. 1, New Praya, Hongkong.
R. MITCHELL,
Acting Chief Manager.
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