CHATHAM. Three building slips. Three large closed basins.

Dry docks:
• No. 9, 650 x 84 x 33 feet.
• No. 8, 456 x 82 x 33 feet.
• No. 7, 456 x 82 x 32½ feet
• No. 6, 456 x 80 x 32½ feet
• No. 5, 460 x 80 x 32½ feet

Also floating docks.

There are four other docks suitable only for small craft (Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4).

Total employees, 12,000.

Admiralty Chart No. 1834-1607-1185.

Rise of Spring Tide, 18¼ feet.

SHEERNESS No slips. One small basin.

Dry docks:-

Five, all small, and able to take small craft only.

Also floating docks.

Destroyer base. Flying school and aircraft base at Isle of Grain, before the war.

Floating dock, 680 x 113 x 36 feet (33,000 tons).

Employees, 2,500.

Admiralty Chart No. 1833.

Rise of Spring Tide 16 feet.

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