1796 – Graving Docks, Grand Canal Docks, Dublin
The Grand Canal Dock opened in 1796 to much celebration.
1860 – Graving Dock No.1, Alexandra Basin, Dublin
Architect: Bindon B. Stoney
A construction drawing of Graving Dock No.1,
1867 – Hamilton Dock, Harland & Wolff, Belfast
The oldest graving dock at the former Harland &
1889 – Alexandra Graving Dock, Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Architect: William Redfern Kelly
By the mid-1870s the existing drydock,
1911 – Thompson Graving Dock, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Architect: William Redfern Kelly
The dock was constructed by the Belfast Harbour Commissioners and opened in 1911.
