Q: Are dry docks used for the construction? ¶
A: Yes, and maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft.
Q: Are dry docks that work can take place independently of the weather? ¶
A: Yes, this is frequently used by modern shipyards for construction especially of complex, high-value vessels like cruise ships where delays would incur a high cost.
Q: Are dry docks usually used only when servicing or repairing a fleet ballistic missile submarine? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are dry docks used during the construction of bridges? ¶
A: Yes, and dams, and other large objects.
Q: Are dry docks that they can be moved to wherever they are needed and can also be sold second-hand? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Are dry docks often shaped like the ships that are planned to be docked there? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a dry dock at the German Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg? ¶
A: Yes, and Germany, it is 504 m long, 125 m wide and stands 75 m tall.
Q: Are dry docks for the "graving" i.e? ¶
A: Yes, the cleaning, removal of barnacles and rust, and re-painting of ships' hulls.
Q: Is a dry dock a type of pontoon for dry docking ships? ¶
A: Yes, and possessing floodable buoyancy chambers and a "U"-shaped cross-section.