An item referred to the Naval and Military Record dated 12 March 1924 that the worlds largest floating dry dock built by the Walker shipyard of W.G. Armstrong, Witworth&Co. was nearly completed. She was to serve in Southampton and the third dock in which the British battle cruiser HMS Hood could be docked.(1) Length around 320 metres and with a lifting capacity of 60.000 tons. Of an improved double walled sections dock consisting of 7 sections, of which each section could be docked in the resting sections.
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1. Nicknamed Mighty Hood. Pennant 51. Her building at the shipyard of John Brown&Company was ordered on 7 April 1916, laid down on 1 September, launched on 22 August 1918, commissioned on 15 May 1920 as world largest warship, sunk on 24 May 1941 during her battle with the German battleship Bismarck. The only one of the four projected Admiral class battle cruisers caused by an insufficient design despite the modifications after the Battle of Jutland (31 May-1 June 1916). During this battle England lost battle cruisers due to the weakness of their armour. Building costs 6.025.000 pond sterling. With a displacement of 46.680 long tons/47.430 tons (deep load) and as dimensions 262,3 x 31,8 x 9,8 metres or 860’7”x 104’2”x 32’0”.
