Model dry dock, Cliff Gibson

Historical information

Model of the second wooden floating dock at willianstown. Length o/a 206 feet. Beam inside 35ft 6in. Operated 1895-1958. Constructed from the burnt Hull of the sailing ship Habitant which caught fire on the 7th June 1894. Model constructed by Cliff Gibson.

Physical description

Large wooden model of the second floating dock at Williamstown. Made from wood painted black with the work dock painted in white

Inscriptions & markings

"DOCK"

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