Canada Dock, Liverpool
| Canada Dock | |
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Canada Branch Dock No. 3, in 2009
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| Location | |
| Location | Kirkdale, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°26′11″N 3°00′18″W / 53.4365°N 3.0050°WCoordinates: 53°26′11″N 3°00′18″W / 53.4365°N 3.0050°W |
| OS grid | SJ333938 |
| Details | |
| Owner | The Peel Group |
| Operator | Mersey Docks and Harbour Company |
| Opened | 1859 |
| Type | Wet dock |
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| Area | 17 acres (6.9 ha), 4,043 sq yd (3,380 m2) |
| Width at entrance | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Quay length | 1,272 yd (1,163 m) |
Canada Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Kirkdale. Canada Dock consists of a main basin nearest the river wall with three branch docks and a graving dock to the east. It is connected to Brocklebank Dock to the north and Huskisson Dock to the south.
The dock was the last and biggest designed by Jesse Hartley, opening in 1859. In 1862, the Canada half-tide basin, which became Brocklebank Dock, was added by George Fosbery Lyster. Canada Dock dealt in timber being named after the main source of the trade, Canada. Fire was the greatest concern and the dock was initially kept isolated from the rest of the dock system for safety reasons. However, a fire did occur in 1893 causing £50,000 of damage. The original river entrance also presented navigational difficulties, with the area affected by silting. Modifications to the basin took place in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, creating the branch docks and graving dock.
During the First World War, the liner RMS Lusitania was refitted at Canada Dock, including the installation of twelve 6-inch guns.
The removal of the problematic tidal basin only took place after World War II, following a complete rebuild. Further improvements took place during the 1950s and 1960s as the dock became a base for cargo liner companies such as Harrison Line.
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