Crandall Dry Dock Engineers System / Package
Mooring Systems for Floating Dry Docks
Fully articulating two-point, three-arm mooring system for floating dry docks, designed to MIL-STD-1625B.
Description
The Crandall floating dry dock mooring system, developed in 1976, is a fully articulating, two-point, three-arm system that gives the dock essentially unlimited flexibility of movement.
Key features
- Each assembly has a linkage arm and gripper connected with a spherical bearing
- Grippers slide along guides on the dock wing wall; brackets bolt to a pier or dolphin
- Normal configuration: two arms at 90 degrees and one at 45 degrees
- Designed to MIL-STD-1625B "Drydocking Facilities Safety Certification Criteria for Docking U.S. Navy Ships"
- In operation at over twelve major shipyards in the US and Canada
Applications
Mooring floating dry docks alongside piers or dolphins at commercial and naval shipyards.
Specifications
| Configuration | two-point, three-arm |
|---|---|
| Design standard | MIL-STD-1625B |
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