Southwick Ship Canal

The Southwick Ship Canal or Southwick Canal is a canal in Southwick, West Sussex that branches off from the estuary of the River Adur near Hove. The canal is 1.75 miles in length, running east-west and parallel with the shoreline, providing facilities to the port of Shoreham. It can accommodate craft with a draught of 15 feet, beam (width) of 40 feet and length of 240 feet.[1]

A lock was first built here in 1850 on the site of the current dry dock and the canal was opened in 1855 to provide a tide-free docking area for ships. The Prince George lock was opened in 1933 and the Prince Philip lock in 1958. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Inland Waterways of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by Lewis. A. Edwards
  2. ↑ "History of Shoreham Port". Retrieved 2010-07-01.

External links

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