South Brisbane Dry Dock
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South Brisbane Dry Dock, 2016
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| Location | 412 Stanley Street, South Brisbane, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°28′55″S 153°01′36″E / 27.4819°S 153.0267°ECoordinates: 27°28′55″S 153°01′36″E / 27.4819°S 153.0267°E |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1876 - 1887 |
| Architect | William David Nisbet |
| Official name: South Brisbane Dry Dock, Government Graving Dock, Queensland Maritime Museum | |
| Type | state heritage (built, landscape) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600301 |
| Significant period | 1876-1973 (historical) |
| Significant components | crane / gantry, pump house, dry dock, shed/s, machinery/plant/equipment - maritime/marine industry, caisson, objects (movable) - marine/maritime industry |
 Location of South Brisbane Dry Dock in Queensland
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South Brisbane Dry Dock is a heritage-listed dry dock at 412 Stanley Street, South Brisbane, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William David Nisbet and built from 1876 to 1887. It is also known as the Government Graving Dock. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The South Brisbane Dry Dock is the third oldest in Australia, the others being the Fitzroy Dry Dock, Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney (1847-57) and the Alfred Graving Dock, Williamstown, Victoria (1864-73).
The South Brisbane Dry Dock was designed by William David Nisbet, chief engineer for Harbours & Rivers, in 1875. It was constructed between 1876 and 1881 by J & A Overend, who had moved from Melbourne to oversee the work.
The busy Brisbane River port required a substantial facility for the maintenance, repair and refitting of commercial ships and Harbours & Rivers dredges, barges and other vessels.
In the first eighteen months the site was excavated and the excess material was used to build up streets in South Brisbane. The barque Doon was the first to utilise the dock, on 10 September 1881.
A store, carpenters shed, blacksmith shop and wharf were constructed. By 1887 it had been lengthened to 420 feet (131 metres), as provided for in the original plans.
In the first twenty years an average of 60 vessels a year used the dry dock, the peak year being 1909 with 90 vessels. It was a profitable venture for the government until 1925 when patronage declined due to the increase in vessel size. A more substantial facility was provided during the Second World War when the Cairncross Dock was established downstream. Nevertheless the South Brisbane Dry Dock was extremely busy during the war, necessitating additional wharfage and facilities.
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