Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1917 — LARGEST FLOATING WOODEN DRYDOCK [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LARGEST FLOATING WOODEN DRYDOCK

This floating drydock, the largest ever built of wood. Is of American construction. It is 450 feet long, with 25-foot platforms on the overhang at both ends, and 80 feet wide between the wings. It was launched at Hunter* Point, Cal.