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Principal Berths : Useful Information

	Berths	True Bearing	Advertised Depth (m)	Length (m)
Itchen Quays	30-33 34-36	019°/199° 003°/183°	9.1 9.9	263 480
Empress Dock	20-21 22-23 24-25 26-27	005°/185° 321°/141° 001½°/181½° 306°/126°	7.5 6.8 7.1 7.1	258 200 190 240
Dock Head	37	273°/093°	7.8	143
Test Quays (Eastern Docks)	38-39 40 41 48 49	337°/157° 337°/157° 337°/157° 336½°/156½° 012½°/192½°	10.5 9.3 8.7 7.1 7.1	360 130 172 100 120
Ocean Dock	43-44 45 46 47	012½°/192½° 336½°/156½° 012½°/192½° 012½°/192½°	11.7 10.2 10.2 11.7	480 190 230 250
Western Docks	101/2 102/3 103/4 105 106 106/7 107-109 110	297½°/117½° 297½°/117½° 297½°/117½° 297½°/117½° 297½°/117½° 297½°/117½° 297½°/117½°	10.2 10.2 10.2 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 10.2	370 310 340 200 260 110 750
Number 7 Drydock	-	337°/157°	10.4	348
Vehicle Terminal	201 202 203	031°/211° 031°/211° 276½°/096½°	10.2 12.2 9.1	280 274 274
Container Berths	204-205 206 207	304½°/124½° 1304½°/124½° 304½°/124½°	13.6 13.6 15.0	620 310 420
RLC Marchwood	1&2 3&4	053°/233° 053°/233°	4.9 8.0	210 200

Linkspan Information

Linkspan	25 Berth	30 Berth	105 Berth	201 Berth
Capacity	120 te check with Engineers > 100 te	150 te check with Engineers > 150 te	100 te check with Engineers > 60 te	60 te check with Engineers > 60 te
Useable Width of Bridge	6.5m	6.5m	7m	4.7m
Height Restrictions	None	Max 6m	None	Max 4.5m
Type Of Linkspan	Floating	Wire Rope	Floating	Floating
Door Landing Width	17m	8.5m	15m	12m
Range	N/A	1.95 to 13.48 above CD	N/A	N/A
Length of Bridge	41m	63m	40m	25.4m
Ship
Max Loa	170m	250m	200m	250m
Max Beam	22m	25m	27m (approx)	24m (approx)
Draft On Berth	7m	9m	11.7m	10.2m
Approach	7m	9m	12.6m	12.6m

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