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9. Erection of the keelblocks and bilge blocks. 



10. Erecting the intermediate caisson. 



11. Southern entrance at the moment of letting the 



water in. 



12. Northern entrance and view of the works. 



13. Taking the floating caisson out and working the 



slinding caisson. 



14. Recess for the sliding caisson. 



15. Basin in front of the graving dock. 



16. Entrance basin to the graving docks during rough 



weather. 



17. Waves against the sliding caisson. 



18. Letting the water into the graving /lock. 



19. View of the dock taken as the *San Martin>> was 



entering. 



20. The first battleship entering the graving dock. 



21. The «SanMartin» breaking the garland. 



22. The entrance open after the battleship had entered. 



23. Ditto. closed Ditto. Ditto. 



24. Floating caisson, which closes up the 3rd. section. 



25. Battleship in the dry-stern view. 



26. General view of the docks and Engine house. 



27. General view of the dock after a battleship has left it. 



28. Temporary mole at the entrance of the graving dock. 



29. Tugs in the graving dock. 



30. The english cruiser «Cambrian» entering the dock. 



31. The U.U. S. S. battleship «Iowa» entering the dock. 



32. The battleship dowa, in dock, seen from the Nor- 



thern entrance. 



33. The battleship «Iowa» in clock, seen from the Sou- 



thern entrance. 

 :54. The battleship «Iowa» in dock, after the water had 

 been pumped out. 



35. Strutting the battleship «Iowa» in the graving dock. 



36. Stern of the battleship Eowa» and Soul hern entrance 



to the graving dock. 



37. Engineer Villanueva (whom as Minister of War and 



Marine ordered the construction of the Military 

 Port), at the bottom of the Graving I ><>ek with 

 Admiral Sinner of theU. U.S.S. battleship Iowa 



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