J3676 : The 'Stena Caledonia' in dry dock, Belfast

taken 16 years ago, 4 km NE of Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The 'Stena Caledonia' in dry dock,  Belfast
The 'Stena Caledonia' in dry dock, Belfast
The vehicle and passenger ferry 'Stena Caledonia' in the Harland and Wolff dry dock in Belfast, hidden slightly by the dockside cranes. She normally operates on the Belfast - Stranraer route. See J3779 : 'Stena Caledonia' approaching Belfast for a picture of her during normal service. Harland and Wolff, although no longer building ships, continue to provide a steady servicing and repair business. See J3676 : Anvil Point returns to Belfast, J3676 : Eddystone [1], J3676 : Eddystone [2], J3676 : Jack-Up Rig in Belfast, J3676 : The Harland and Wolff repair dock by night, J3676 : 'M/F Ulysses' in Belfast and J3676 : 'Isle of Inishmore' and 'Jonathan Swift' in Belfast for some similar pictures over the last twelve months.
The Belfast Dry Dock

The Belfast Dry Dock, owned and operated by Harland and Wolff for ship repair purposes.

By the early 1960s it was clear that the largest dock in Belfast, the Thompson Graving Dock (see J3576 : Thompson Graving Dock), was too small for modern tankers and bulk carriers then being constructed. The Harland and Wolff Dry Dock (now known as the Belfast Dry Dock) was constructed between 1965-68 by Charles Brand and Sons to a design by Rendel, Palmer and Tritton. It is 1150 feet long by 160 feet wide and, when constructed, was one of the five largest docks in the world. The dock can accommodate ships up to 200,000gt.

Alongside the dock is Ship Repair Quay (formerly known as Outfitting Wharf). This was constructed some 7 years later in 1975 and has a total lineal quayage of 433 metres. Ships which do not need to be fully dry docked are repaired here.

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Tuesday, 29 April, 2008   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 30 April, 2008
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Dry dock   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 361 767 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:37.2298N 5:53.5970W
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Irish: geotagged! J 356 762
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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