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428, "TAE Marine REVIEW November, 1910 would lift her, while wire cables were attached to the dredger to enable pow- erfulsteam winches ashore to pull her on to an even keel. The winches ashore were embedded in concrete to a depth of 14 ft. and on the surface attached to the inside of the piles was a heavy green heart log which was intended to bear the strain of the purchase on the parbuckling wires that were used for the uprighting process. The wires from the shore winches were led over the dock wall and were made fast to' the dredger on the port side on which she lay. While the enormous purchase was in operation from the shore the dock board's powerful new lifting camels of 1,000 tons capacity each with the assist- ance of other salvage craft were made fast with wires ranging from 200 to 230 tons breaking strain. The prepara- tions for lifting were so carefully made that the salvage was a compfete suc- cess, the dredger being placed on an even kee! at the first attempt, as shown in Fig. 3. A Big Dry Dock The Clyde Navigation Trustees have just adopted plans for the new Fic. 2--SHOWING THE-DREDGER BEING LIFTED. graving dock which has become nec- essary to meet the growing require- ments of the port. The trustees have been assured by the British admiral- ty that the proposed dock would be suitable for ships of the largest type. The dimensions of the dock are 1,020 it; lone: -on the floor, divided into two. Sections o; 600 fr" and 420° ft, the width of the entrance being 100 ft., and the depth on sill at average high water, spring tides, 36 ft. These dimensions thought wise, be ata later The capital cost is estimated roundly at $2,500,000. MA te 1k is increased stage. Fic. 3--SHOWING THE DREDGER UPRIGHTED.