Middelburg once had, in addition to a number of
shipyards, a veritable dry dock
had! The Prince Henry dock dated from 1875 and was not
specifically dug or constructed: part
of Middelburg's inner harbor was
was in fact used for this purpose. One masonry
the quay walls, provided it with a
dock floor and made it lockable by
by means of a floating door, called a ship door
or bateau-porte. Senior
Middelburgers can still talk about this pre-
can still talk about this former dock: in 1927 the last ship was
The last ship was put dry here.
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