Volume Three - The Pontoon Era - The Engineer article . . .

• October 1909 - New Floating Dock for Penarth Roads.

'A floating dock which has been constructed to the order of the Penarth Ship Building & Repairing Co. by Messrs. Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., is here illustrated, one view showing the dock before launching, while the other two show firstly the dock afloat, and secondly the complete dock assembled.

	'The Penarth Dock Before Launching'
	'Showing One-Half of the Penarth Dock'
	'Showing the Penarth Dock in Completed State'
The dock, it will be seen, is of the off-shore or single-walled type, and was designed by Messrs. Clark & Standfield, London. It has an overall length of almost 380 ft., an extreme width of 75 ft., and is capable of accommodating vessels having a beam of 55 ft. with a draught of water up to 18 ft. and a displacement of 4,200 tons.