Capacity of Cockatoo Dockyard's Vickdock® Expanded To 1,000 Tons

The Vickdock system of submersible drydock for small craft originally catered to vessels of up to 300 tons displacement. Due to worldwide inquiries, the range of models with lifting capacities of 20, 30, 50, 100, and 300 tons has now been increased to include units of 500 and 1,000 tons lifting capacity.

Variations to standard dock designs have also been developed to suit hydrofoils, Jetfoils, and catamaran craft, including the revolutionary wave-piercing catamaran.

Blocking and support on the Vickdock floor allows these sophisticated craft to be drydocked with safety, and provides a clear working space around the hull.

These special blocking and support arrangements for non-conventional craft can be withdrawn hydraulically to the dock wings to permit the docking of standard monohull vessels up to the design lifting capacity.

The Vickdock range has been designed and developed by the Australian- based shipbuilding and engineering company Cockatoo Dockyard Pty. Ltd. at its Sydney shipyard.

Austral Lift Inc. of San Pedro, Calif., is licensed to sell the Vickdock in the U.S. and arrange for construction by American contractors at or as close as possible to the client's site.

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