We visited the dockyard, which is very similar to that of Portsmouth. From Wordnik.com. [A Yacht Voyage Round England] Reference
We anchored off the dockyard, which is even larger than that of Portsmouth. From Wordnik.com. [A Yacht Voyage Round England] Reference
– Went on shore yesterday afternoon, and inspected the dockyard, which is rapidly approaching its completion. From Wordnik.com. [Journal Kept During The Russian War: From The Departure Of The Army From England In April 1854, To The Fall Of Sebastopol] Reference
One of the largest buildings in the dockyard is the foundry, which is considered the most complete in the world. From Wordnik.com. [A Yacht Voyage Round England] Reference
The admiral told them that the most interesting novelty in the dockyard was the starting of Nasmyth's steam hammer. From Wordnik.com. [James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography.]
VERNON: It's very easy to defend a town and a dockyard, which is why we would not to choose in urban built up areas if we had to. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2003] Reference
I was cordially received by the directing officer of the dockyard, which is of very large extent and surrounded by fortifications. From Wordnik.com. [James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography.]
They went back to their own 'dockyard' to collect their weapons sticks, bricks, knives, wire whips, and cudgels. From Wordnik.com. [WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA]
And beyond the dockyard was the first of the army’s barracks and its scaffoldings. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
There massive boats of white and black ice, sitting in a cool calm blue 'dockyard' water had almost a spiritual effect on us. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
` Hooray 'that might have been heard in the dockyard. From Wordnik.com. [Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy] Reference
Almost directly opposite the palace is a naval dockyard. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
The dockyard partly stands on a spot called Chantereyne. From Wordnik.com. [Brittany & Its Byways] Reference
Museum of the Italian Admiralty, just within the dockyard gates. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
Railways: total: NA km; 1. 000-m gauge system in dockyard area only. From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Gibraltar: total: NA km; 1. 000-m gauge system in dockyard area only. From Wordnik.com. [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference
We at length received our rudder from the hands of the dockyard mateys. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
By the second article China ceded to Japan the fortress and dockyard of. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima] Reference
"The old port-admiral may be a martinet, as they say, in the dockyard,". From Wordnik.com. [Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy] Reference
I had asked some of the upper class dockyard maties, for we were lying at. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
The young czar gave orders to construct a dockyard and to have boats built. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Russia] Reference
On the fourth day we righted her, as the dockyard maties had botched her up. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
“That is not a quartermaster,” said I to him, “he is one of the dockyard men.”. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
Brooklyn, to the dockyard; where we had another most hearty reception from our hostess. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba] Reference
It was a beautiful ship, and the dockyard had been lavish with their attention to detail. From Wordnik.com. [The Misplaced Battleship] Reference
The clearance of the cargo would have put all the machinery of a royal dockyard to shame. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843] Reference
The dockyard commander showed me the ship, and made a noble effort to control his curiosity. From Wordnik.com. [The Misplaced Battleship] Reference
The frigate took us in tow, and in three hours afterwards we were lashed alongside the dockyard. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
The naval dockyard at Halifax was handed over to the Canadian Government authorities in January. From Wordnik.com. [Canada] Reference
The aim was the capture of the French East India company's dockyard at L'Orient, but it was not attained. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
These zealous soldiers imagined that she was a German ship bent on observation of the dockyard at Chatham. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
Some of the houses were in ruins and the public buildings much damaged, particularly those in the dockyard. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
The morning for the embarking of the right wing had arrived and the scene on the wharf at the dockyard was painful. From Wordnik.com. [A Soldier's Life Being the Personal Reminiscences of Edwin G. Rundle] Reference
One morning one of the midshipmen, in stepping into the dockyard boat, had the misfortune to lose his dirk overboard. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
The following morning the signal was made for all captains to repair to the dockyard to receive the Duke of Clarence. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
London dockyard or a great Paris warehouse be if they were not situated in these great centres of international commerce?. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquest of Bread] Reference
'Abd-el-Melik instructing his lieutenant in Africa to use Tunis as an arsenal and dockyard, and there to collect a fleet. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Barbary Corsairs] Reference
Pumps were also sent from the dockyard, and were introduced into the hold through the decks, which had been scuttled for that purpose. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
We had nearly completed our water and stores, when I was ordered to the dockyard with the launch for the remainder and two anchor-stocks. From Wordnik.com. [A Sailor of King George] Reference
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