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1900 contract let to [[John Aird and Co]], [[Francis Ernest Wentworth Sheilds|Mr. F. E. Wentworth Sheilds]] was resident engineer<ref>The Engineer 1905/10/20</ref> | 1876-9 A graving dock was constructed at Southampton | ||
1900 The contract for the Trafalgar Dock was let to [[John Aird and Co]], [[Francis Ernest Wentworth Sheilds|Mr. F. E. Wentworth Sheilds]] was resident engineer<ref>The Engineer 1905/10/20</ref> | |||
1904 The [[Trafalgar Dock|Trafalgar Graving Dock]] was completed | 1904 The [[Trafalgar Dock|Trafalgar Graving Dock]] was completed | ||
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Part of Southampton Docks
1876-9 A graving dock was constructed at Southampton
1900 The contract for the Trafalgar Dock was let to John Aird and Co, Mr. F. E. Wentworth Sheilds was resident engineer[1]
1904 The Trafalgar Graving Dock was completed
1931 The Southern Railway placed a contract with John Mowlem and Co to construct the world's largest graving dock at Millbrook, Southampton. Edward Nuttall and Co of Manchester would provide assistance to speed up the work in order to be ready in time for the new Cunard liner then under construction[2]
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