Originally Posted by
kevin
A lot of large liners have quite a shallow draught - so that many more ports are accessible to them.
The draught is approx 25-26 foot for many of them. But that ship yard is the equivalent of building a ship further inland than Warrington.
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Many of these larger liners could negotiate the south end docks if the locks were wide enough. The Brunswick Dock can clearly accept a 25 foot draught. If the Eastham locks were wide enough liner with a 25 foot draught could get to Manchester-just as the canal is 26 foot minimum.
Most ships these days are wider and a shallower draught than say 70-80 years ago.
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