South Brisbane Dry Dock | |
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Location | 412 Stanley Street, South Brisbane, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 27°28′55″S 153°01′36″E / 27.4819°S 153.0267°E |
Design period | 1870s–1890s (late 19th century) |
Built | 1876–1887 |
Architect | William David Nisbet |
Official name | South Brisbane Dry Dock, Government Graving Dock, Queensland Maritime Museum |
Type | state heritage (built, landscape) |
Designated | 21 October 1992 |
Reference no. | 600301 |
Significant period | 1876–1973 (historical) |
Significant components | crane / gantry, pump house, dry dock, shed/s, machinery/plant/equipment – maritime/marine industry, caisson, objects (movable) – marine/maritime industry |
South Brisbane Dry Dock is a heritage-listed dry dock at 412 Stanley Street, South Brisbane, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by William David Nisbet and built from 1876 to 1887. It is also known as the Government Graving Dock. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[1]
The South Brisbane Dry Dock is the third oldest in Australia, the others being the Fitzroy Dry Dock, Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney (1847–57) and the Alfred Graving Dock, Williamstown, Victoria (1864–73).[1]