Hamburg and Bohemia. Again, the Elbe leaves little deposit near its tidal limit, so that no need for gates arises from this cause. The basins B, C, and D are now practically completed. Basin B is surrounded by sloping sides with supporting pilework at the foot and with masonry jetties at intervals. Basins C and D are lined throughout with quay walls. Fig. 13-Hamburg Docks. Scale, To Appended is also a table giving statistics of representative docks in the British Isles and throughout the world (pp. 54, 55). VARIOUS PORTS. As additional examples of the variations in dock design, a number of diagrams are here given, showing arrangements adopted at the ports of London, Sunderland, Swansea, Havre, and Marseilles. |