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<p>A <b>dry dock</b> (sometimes <b>drydock</b> or <b>dry-dock</b>) is used for the construction, <a href="page.php?w=maintenance">maintenance</a>, and repair of <a href="page.php?w=ship">ship</a>s, <a href="page.php?w=boat">boat</a>s, and other watercraft.There are several basic types of dry docks:(1) Graving or Basin Docks,(2) Floating Dry Docks,(3) Marine Railways,(4) Vertical Lifts,(5) Marine Travel Lifts.</p>

<p><big>History</big></p>
<p><big>Ptolemaic Egypt</big></p>
<p>The Greek author <a href="page.php?w=Athenaeus_of_Naucratis">Athenaeus of Naucratis</a> (V</p><p>
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