Wide angle shot of Stovell Bay, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda. The remains of H.M. Floating Dock, can be seen in the upper left side
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5050 x 3360 px | 42.8 x 28.4 cm | 16.8 x 11.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Wide angle shot of Stovell Bay, Pembroke Parish, BermudaMore information:
Wide angle shot of Stovell Bay, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda.the Royal Naval Dockyard can be seen in the background. Stovell Bay is a tiny harbor where pint-sized fishing boats, dinghies, and ruby sailboats like the kind in kids’ storybooks sit at a collection of moorings. The remains of H.M. Floating Dock, once a magnificent example of Victorian maritime engineering, can be seen in the upper left side. At the bay’s mouth lies a rusty hulk and pontoons, the remains of H.M. Floating Dock, once a magnificent example of Victorian maritime engineering. Launched in Woolwich on the Thames in 1869, the 47, 000-square-foot dry dock was towed across the Atlantic by four Royal Navy ironclads, arriving in Bermuda 35 days later. The largest drydock in the world at the time, the structure was able to heave 10, 000 tons and was used by the Royal Navy at Dockyard. By the early 1900s, however, it was outdated, unable to accommodate new, larger vessels, and was sold and towed to Spanish Point to be dismantled. But the World Wars intervened, and the effort was finally abandoned. Although it’s an eyesore, the hulk today provides a sheltered harbor for local boats.