Description
Today we look at the epic voyage of the Bermuda Drydock, and why anyone was towing it across the Atlantic in the first place.
Sources:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/maritime-history/library-archive/arrival-bermuda-floating-dock-july-1869
https://dn790006.ca.archive.org/0/items/cihm_42619/cihm_42619.pdf
Narrative of the Voyage of H.M. Floating Dock "Bermuda," from England to Bermuda" - John B. Day
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