dry dock

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Growth should be driven by its new dry dock and four new vessels, including its commissioning service operation vessel in FY 2026, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

The first of the Royal Navy's Type 31 ships, to be named HMS Venturer, has already been floated in the Firth of Forth and is in dry dock being fitted out.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

California’s coastal salmon industry already is in dry dock.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025

It left its berth in Camden, New Jersey, en route to Philadelphia, where it was guided into dry dock to undergo two months of repairs that can only be completed out of water.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024

Then, the once-pride of the British Navy was placed on a huge barge for the short journey into the harbor and to the dry dock.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler