Dry dock

U.S. Navy submarine USS Greeneville in a graving dock
A US Navy littoral combat ship in drydock, NASSCO 2012

A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft.


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