Aug 10, 2017 · Both Dry Docks 4 and 5, used by Philly Shipyard, are the Navy Yard’s largest dry docks, at 1092 feet long – or three football fields! Since delivering its first vessel in 2003, Philly …

Dry Dock 4 is used as a dry dock for vessel erection, and can be subdivided by an intermediate dock gate for erection of two vessels in tandem. Our 660-metric-ton gantry crane is the largest …

Dry Dock No. 3 is a dock in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Dry Dock No. 3 is situated nearby to the power station Navy Yard Peaker Station, as well as near Pier 6A. Photo: …

In this special episode we're at the Philadelphia Navy Yard where battleship New Jersey was built during World War II. To support this channel and the museum...

This was the first shipyard in the world to use floating dry docks in the building process to improve an operating time of the ships. [3] After the advent of ironclad warships made the site obsolete, …

Mar 2, 2024 · Here's your guide to its journey to be dry docked at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. For the first time in 25 years, the Battleship New Jersey is on the move away from its home on the …

Mar 14, 2024 · Workers prepare DryDock #3 at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for the March 27th arrival of The Battleship New Jersey for a historic dry dock maintenance project.

DRY DOCK PARK. At 500 feet long, 90 feet wide, and 25.5 feet deep, Dry Dock 1 at the Navy Yard was not large enough to accommodate modern naval vessels. Made of timber piling, it …

Jun 15, 2024 · The Battleship New Jersey was built in the Philadelphia Navy Yard and has been in dry dock number 3 four times during its long career. The 90-minute tour ends with a climb …

Mar 31, 2024 · As the Battleship New Jersey sits in the dry dock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard for the next two months undergoing maintenance, the public will be able to tour underneath the …