Canada Dock

Canada Dock
Canada Branch Dock No. 3, in 2009
Location
LocationKirkdale, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°26′11″N 3°00′18″W / 53.4365°N 3.0050°W / 53.4365; -3.0050
OS gridSJ333938
Details
OwnerThe Peel Group
OperatorMersey Docks and Harbour Company
Opened1859
TypeWet dock
Joins
Area17 acres (6.9 ha), 4,043 sq yd (3,380 m2)[1]
Width at entrance100 ft (30 m)[1]
Quay length1,272 yd (1,163 m)[2]
British Empire Dockyards and Ports, 1909

Canada Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England, and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Kirkdale. Canada Dock consists of a main basin nearest the river wall with three branch docks and a graving dock to the east. It is connected to Brocklebank Dock to the north and Huskisson Dock to the south.

  1. ^ a b Baines 1859, Part II, p. 79
  2. ^ Baines 1859, Part II, p. 116