Correspondence. The Construction of the 'White Star' Dock and Adjoining Quays at Southampton.

Abstract

ISCUSSION OS' TIIE CONSTRUCTION OF Lbfinutes of The Author. of progress w:as good. A good deal l1atl been said about t,he suitability of the dock to :accommoclate larger ships. Mr. Scott wt~s right ill supposing that it was quite possible for the " Imperator " to enter the (lock, but his suggestion that she would lose llnlf a day by doing so was mislcading. The '' Impemtor " had l~itherto picked u p her passengers by tender at Cowes, ml~ich was only 3 11our distant frml 8onth:anlpton. The ships which entered the docks gerlerdly needed cod, w:ater, or ci~rgo, as wcll LIS passengers. The Author :%greed with Mr. RIeilc that it would be useful if some sllipowner cor~ld be induced to rend :I paper on the dimensions that were likely to Le given to ships within the next few ywrs. Me:mwhile i t Inigllt fairly be c1:aimed that the White Star dock would meet all reyuircrnents for m:any years. It should be borne in mind tllat t.lle increase in the size of ships did not always cause :L clock to become obsolete. The old outer dock at Soutllanlpton, which was built in 1840, was still as busy as ever. Moreover, the London ; m d South Western Railway Company h:d purc11:tsed 400 acres of h n d on the