Selborne Graving Dock

{{Short description|Dry dock in Simon's Town naval base, Western Cape, South Africa}}

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The Selborne Graving Dock is a dry dock in Simon's Town, South Africa. It is situated within the Naval Base Simon's Town. It is named for William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne, the High Commissioner for Southern Africa at the time of construction.

History

On 27 July 1900{{cite web|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10415:naval-dockyard-celebrates-centenary|title=Naval Dockyard celebrates centenary|website=defenceWeb.co.za|date=4 November 2010|accessdate=14 May 2017}} a tender for the construction of a yard was awarded to Sir John Jackson Ltd. The construction used Portland cement from England, as well as granite blocks from Norway. The foundation stone was laid on 15 November 1906, and the dry dock was opened on {{Start date and age|1910|November|3|df=y}}, by the Duke of Connaught.{{cite news|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=WC19101104.2.22.16.2|title=Opening of Selborne Graving Dock|work=Wanganui Chronicle|date=4 November 1910|accessdate=18 February 2014|volume=L |issue=12652 |pages=5}}

The Dockyard (including the dry dock) was handed to South Africa in 1957,{{cite thesis |last=Robson |first=Linda Gillian |date=2011 |title=The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact |type=PhD thesis |publisher=University of Pretoria |location=Pretoria |page=109 |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/26503 |hdl=2263/26503}} as part of the Simonstown Agreement.

Images

File:Construction of Simon's Town dry dock 1906.jpg|Construction in 1906

File:SA Naval Museum, West Dockyard 6.JPG|The ships crests painted on the wall

File:SA Naval Museum, West Dockyard 1.JPG|The dock split to allow two ships to enter

References

Category:Drydocks

Category:Installations of the South African Navy

Category:Buildings and structures in the Western Cape