Its roller-bed slipway was built over the summer of 1925-26, and most of the other facilities were established in 1927.
During the conversion, the ship acquired the feature that made her unique: her bow slipway.
One of the seven appendices lists the dimensions of every building, animal shed, and slipway, at a particular whaling station in 1908, along with their contents.
I understand that slipway provision is being contemplated for dinghy sailors who would prefer not to use the locks.
First, limit closure of the slipways to one and thus restore the shipyard's chances of profitability.
It needs at least two slipways in order to continue operating profitably as a shipyard.
The examinations now being undertaken will ensure that when the slipway is built, the ferry can operate at all states of the tide.
The consulting engineers expect to let me have a detailed scheme for the improvement of the ferry slipway by the end of this month.
