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Great Dewey Dock towed to the Philippines on giant hawser
The 20,000 ton steel dry dock Dewey, built by Maryland Steel, sails from Baltimore toward the Philippines, towed by four ships with 140 yard long hawser lines. The voyage, possibly five to six months, features automatic towing machines, steam powered controls, and a crew of 36 with naval officers on some ships. The dock, christened by Miss Maud Endicott, exceeds contract tests by lifting a 16,000 ton Colorado and a 16,000 ton Iowa.
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Sidney
Solomon's Island
Chesapeake Bay
Philippines
Suez Canal
Baltimore
New York Herald
Hawaeers
Manila
Eut
Brutus
Caesar
Glacier
Hosley
Sue Canal
Maryland Steel Company
Maud Endicott
Endicott
Dewey
Colorado
Patuxent River
Lowa
Ufe