Southwick Ship Canal
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The Southwick Ship Canal or Southwick Canal is a canal
in Southwick
England
that branches off from the estuary of the River Adur
near Hove
. The canal is 1.75 miles in length, running east-weat and parallel with the shoreline, providing facilities to the port of Shoreham
. It can accommodate craft with a draught of 15 feet, beam (width) of 40 feet and length of 240 feet.
A lock was first built here in 1850 on the site of the current dry dock and the canal was opened in 1855 to provide a tide-free docking area for ships. The Prince George lock was opened in 1933 and the Prince Philip lock in 1958.
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
in Southwick
Southwick, West Sussex
Southwick is a small town and civil parish in the Adur District of West Sussex, England located three miles west of Brighton and a suburb of the East Sussex resort City of Brighton & Hove...
England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
that branches off from the estuary of the River Adur
River Adur
The Adur is a river in Sussex, England; it gives its name to the Adur district of West Sussex. The river was formerly navigable for large vessels up as far as Steyning, where there was a large port, but over time the river valley became silted up and the port moved down to the deeper waters nearer...
near Hove
Hove
Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with which it forms the unitary authority Brighton and Hove. It forms a single conurbation together with Brighton and some smaller towns and villages running along the coast...
. The canal is 1.75 miles in length, running east-weat and parallel with the shoreline, providing facilities to the port of Shoreham
Shoreham
Shoreham is the name of several different places:* Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, UK** Shoreham 1974–1997** New Shoreham 1295–1885* Shoreham, Kent, UK* Shoreham, Michigan, USA...
. It can accommodate craft with a draught of 15 feet, beam (width) of 40 feet and length of 240 feet.
A lock was first built here in 1850 on the site of the current dry dock and the canal was opened in 1855 to provide a tide-free docking area for ships. The Prince George lock was opened in 1933 and the Prince Philip lock in 1958.