Mort's Dock
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Mort's Dock is a former dry dock, slipway, and shipyard in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia. It was the first dry dock in Australia, opening for business in 1855 and closing more than a century later in 1959. The site is now parkland.
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Location | Thames, Mort, College, McKell, Cameron, Yeend Streets, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia |
Coordinates | 33.8536°S 151.1843°E / -33.8536; 151.1843 |
Built | 1853–1867 |
Architect | Thomas Sutcliffe Mort (originally) |
Official name | Mort's Dock; Mort's Dock & Engineering Company; Mort Bay Park |
Type | state heritage (archaeological-maritime) |
Designated | 14 January 2011 |
Reference no. | 1854 |
Type | Boat Building |
Category | Maritime Industry |
Builders | Private labour |
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