Calliope Dock History References External links Navigation menuDevonport Naval BaseCalliopeDevelopment of naval repair facilities at Auckland, New Zealand 1841-1962ArchivedPhotographs of Calliope Dock36°49′49″S 174°47′10″E / 36.830241°S 174.786236°E / -36.830241; 174.786236

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dry dockDevonport Naval BaseDevonportAucklandBritish Royal NavySouthern HemisphereRoyal NavyHMS CalliopeAuckland Harbour Board







Royal Navy steam-and-sail corvettes HMS Calliope and HMS Diamond in the dock during opening festivities 1888.




Survey ship HMNZS Resolution of the Royal New Zealand Navy in the dock in 2008.


The Calliope Dock is a historical stone dry dock on the grounds of the Devonport Naval Base, in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. It was built in 1888 to service ships of the British Royal Navy, and is still in use today.



History


At the time of its construction, it was the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, and a strategic asset for the Royal Navy. It was named for Calliope Point, out of which it had been hewn by hand over three years. Coincidentally, one of the two first ships to enter it (as a show of her capacity) was HMS Calliope. Administered at first by the Auckland Harbour Board, the dock was transferred to the navy when the Auckland naval base moved from Torpedo Bay to Devonport, into a swamp area next to the dock.[1][2][3]



References




  1. ^ Devonport Naval Base (from the New Zealand Naval Museum website. Accessed 2008-06-16.)


  2. ^ Calliope (from Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 1966 Edition. Accessed 2008-06-16.)


  3. ^ Development of naval repair facilities at Auckland, New Zealand 1841-1962 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine - Bell, J.A.; AMRINA Deputy Constructive Manager HMNZ Dockyard




External links



  • Photographs of Calliope Dock held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.

Coordinates: 36°49′49″S 174°47′10″E / 36.830241°S 174.786236°E / -36.830241; 174.786236







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