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Contents
81 GeneraL 1
a. Harbor
(1) Location 2
(2)' Type of Harbor and Nature of Port 3
(3) Entrance Channel 4
(4) Anchorages 7
(5) Significant Hydrographic Features 9
(6) Local Weather Features 10
b. landing Facilities 12 ; ,.
a. Supplies 38 a
(1) Water . - 3
(2) Petroleum Products 41
(3) Coal 45 {
(4) Electricity and Gas 46 p
(5) Food 49
d. Repair Facilities 50
.f. Industry 61
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Illustrations
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a. Harbor:
(1) Location: See Map #5
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UNDER POWDERSUNDER)
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PRINCES
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(3) .EntranceChannel:.
The channel is half 'a mile ceach side.: of a center line from
a position 1400, 1 mile from Sunk Rock Lighthouse in direction 2d8 for
2 miles to No. 4 buoy, conical with black and white vertical stripes
in position 180 51' N., 720 49? 40" 5.
Thence 255.50 for 12.5 miles
t-o No, 1 buoy, red conical with red staff and drum top mark in posi-
tion 180 48' N., 720 37' B. No. 2 buoy, red conical with numeral 2 in
white;, and No. .3 buoy, 'conical, with red and whit e horizontal stripes,
are 3.5 and 7 miles respectively from No. 1 buoy<.
Altbough all lights' onf the west coast of India are now
operating at full brilliancy som.of. the 21 lighted aids to naviga-
':tionin Bombay,, Harbor.
as shown on H.:0. charts.2461 and 2462 are not
presently in use for pracfical rather than, strategic reasons. The
following lights' are in operation:
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utilized, ships may take radio beazrings, on the radio beacon at Khanderi
Island, to the south of the harbor entrance. The Khanderi radio beacon
operates on 287.7 meters (l050 Kc/s), VUK 16 times, 10 seconds dash,
VUK once, silence 180 seconds (complete word 4 minutes). The radio
beacon operates continually during fog, and in clear weather at 00 and
28 minutes past the hour from 5 .PM to 5 AM . At all times other than
those specified above the beacon will operate only as ordered by NOIC.
Pilots will furnish all masters with copies of the port rules
as well, as -the official arrival report forms which must be filled out
and returned to the pilot before the ship reaches Middle Ground Island.
The attention of masters in charge of vessels carrying dangerous cargo
is especially directed to the. port regulations concerning the handling
and disposition of such cargo. The master of any vessel entering the
harbor with petroleum having a flash point below 760 Fahrenheit, or
explosives exceeding in weight 100 pounds, shall give notice thereof to
the pilot imnediately on his boarding ship.
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public Traffic Regulation; governing navigation and pil6oage,
and the safetyr and security of vessels, were issued 1 January, 1l45
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(4) Anchorages.
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(5) Si nificn Hydrographic Features :
The rate of strong spring tides beteween Thai Shoal and. Prongs
Reef 'is from 22- to. 3 knots, and perhaps as much as 4 knots"during rains,
on the ebb.
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(6 Local weather Features:
November toApril - land and sea breezes, the sea breeze
Minrg f airly strongfrom the northwestward, and the' land breeze being
almost negligible.. The weather is .fine at this season.
Tempzerature:
Humidity o
Rainfall:
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Oc tber 80L282 77 1 1 86 1, 1 7
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November 180 87,t 96 64 7"0.4 .7 2.5
December J77 85 '70 91, 56 72 0 . el 1.0
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CLASSIFIED
Landing Facilities:
BT BAY
(1) Piers. Tfnarves, Quays, etc: (See Map #1; Photo #1)
Details:
(a) Alexandra Dock: (See Map #2; Photos #2 and 3). The
newest and largest wet dock has 12 berths fully
equipped for cargo handling with adequate transit
sheds. Draft limitation is 32' for ships not ex-:
ceeding 475' between perpendiculars, The width of
the entrance lock is 100'. The inner sill is 23',
the outer 27', under water at mean low water level.
There is 10,000' of quayage and 49.92 acres of water
area. The outside wall has 3,000' of berthing space
alongside of which the authorities attempt to main-
tain a 28' depth of water. The railway serves every
berth. The Hughes Dry Dock is entered from the
Alexandra Basin.
(b) Victoria Dock: (See Map #2, Photo #1). The draft
limitation is 22'. The entrance is 80' wide and
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' LW7io r , 60 ton, self-propelled floating crane; 60-ton fixed electric dock crane; 110-ton fixed
steam dock crane; two 35-cwt. cranes.
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Photo #6 - Looking north across Alexandra basin from the inner end of the entrance locks. The three large
cranes in center are, respectively, those noted in Photo #5.
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Photo #7 - Looking north along the outside wall of Prince's Dock. Note bridge to the Rod El Farag, sunk off
shed "K". Limited supplies of light diesel and gasoline are available for small craft from this
hulk.
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Photo #12 - Looking northeasterly over Prince's dock wet basin. Newly constructed sheds, and 30 cwt. cranes
at left. Nearly all cranes in Prince's and Victoria docks are of this type.
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(c) prince's' Dock: (See iap #2; Photo #I1). The oldest
dock in Bombay has a draft limitation of 19'.,
Twelve berths are' provided, but sill, each, 450?
overall, are all. that can -be. relied upon for hand-
ling cargo as the remaining.berths are usually cc-
cupied by ships :undergoing r epair. The idth of
the entrance is 66', and that' ;f the 'pssage into
Victoria Dock is. 64'. The depth of the entrance
sill is . 14? ., and of the passage into ' Victoria Dock -
161. ; The water area is 30 acres, with'5,960' of
quayside, and 950' additional along the outer wall.
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(d), Ballard. Pier: (Photo .#1). This is an extension
-of the wall on the est side of the Alexandra
Dock entrance lock. 1,500' in length, and 400'
across the
southern end, there is an 800' berth,
with 30' of water alongside, on the eastern side.
The berth is available to the largest ships, and
is used chiefly for passenger and mail vessels.
(e) Pir Pau Pier: (See-Map #1). Used mainly for the
discharge of petroleum products from tankers, is
located on Trombay Island at the northeast end
of Bombay Harbor. It is 570' in len th, and can
accommdate ships of any beam. All ;hips must
await flood tide to enter or leave the entrance
channel to the pier. The depth of wi~ter along-
side at L;.UWOST. is 29' , The deptA of the dhan-
nel is 19- below LW.0o-S.T and at 233'.3" H.W O.S.T
The width of the entrance passage is 600'. There
are no rail line or cranes alongside. There are
no accommodations available for fuel stores, but
the pier is equipped with pipe lines leading to
the storage installations in the 3omb y area. Deg
tails are available from Aluslo, Bombay. or Op-16-PE.
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(2) Cranage:
In general,
cranage is numerically adequate but structurally
inefiicient This is especially true Of the 30 and 35-cwt, dock
cranes which constitute the majority of the equipment. Effective
cargo handling aboard large ships is difficult and sometimes impos-
sible with these cranes because of limitations of height of lift and
length of jib. The 100-ton fixed crane "Ibis" at Victoria Dock,
Berth #8 has a maximum height of lift of 46' above the quay level
taking into account the length of the strap from the crane-hook plus
the size of the cargo to be lowered into or, removed from the hold,
'the actual range of the lift may be reduced by 10' or 251 depending
on the dimensions of the piece of cargo handled.
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*Boaay Ice liarau- 8--12 0 'Cochin 22,000 Meat & 220 F. Power
factorya St, Fish freezing
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Cold Storage 4 tooms - Power,freezing
Warehouse 95,450 cu. unit..
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Almost all hbror "craft ire very old and carry no' modern
gear but they 'have been reconditioned and maintained at a reasonable
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NAME .TONS. 7MAF ENGINE H.P . OVIER.H:
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ZEPHYR 144.62 9161 Steam- 52.4 Bombay Port Trust
ROSE 3083.49' 146 Toll 13 011 1 11 11
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DORIS 233.35 107:71! 121011 11 79 I it1'_ T1
*HARDY 77.79 12' 91 1T 49.27 tI
*CHET LJ" 81,Ql 621 51!f 35 11 1I 1!
*WILLI~G IOT 6215!. 11 1611-, . 11 35 11T
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*SPEEDY 57-.022 56 '8: 11
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*READY 8.$ 571 51k W"
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EJ1EP-AN~TA 288 1251 111 011 11 100 R.I.N.
*HANDY" 88 57151 31 BC P.T
*1 LPjFt 42.41 111011
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*AID-42.41 12 11
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SPRITI 123.47 851,61 320(IHP) 11
DOLPHIN 25.55 491.511 419!IT I1 _80(IHP) t
DEWAN 282.30 12010" 11 1
6'; 1 1100 Mazagon Dock Co.
CHET3IA 225.5 .112131!, 101t01t TI 1100 1I II IT
S H y ROCK 61. 741311
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23.5 Cooper Loading Co.
THISTL.E 62;2 81 0J 11
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NOTFE: Two new. Diesel tugs (Nos, 61 and 64) have been placed
in .operation' by .the. Mini try of.."War Transport. They are 65' long
witah a net registered toiinage. of "8.29, A third tug of similar speci-
fications i s exp ected shortly:.
*Limnited enadurances. Require water reload after two hours
continuous operation.
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FIFE FIGHTING GROSS
NhAME EL EEIT TONS ~LGH DRAFT H. P. O
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ROSE 2000 Gals. per 308.49 146' O" 1310". 154 B,P,T.
mine 6..22,?1 hoses
Foamite instal-
lation.
DEWAN Same as ROSE 1100 Ma zagon
also used as tug TDock Ltd.
PAI ELL Same as ROSE 342.14 fl7 1311 91011 75 B.P6T.
also used as
anchor bay.
WIGEON 1000 Gal1s. per 740.15 186 1011- 1.11611 151
min. 6-22x
hoses. Also
used as dredger.
DABOHICK Same as WIGEON 565.83
Also used a s (Nil?)
hopper.
M~OORHiEN Same a.s WIGEO4 565 .8
Also used as (NH?)
hopper.
DREDGERS. (12) (Only first five listed below capable of extensive work) .
TYPE OF
NAME DREDGER TONS LENGTH DRAFT H.P. OWNER
WIGEOY'N Suction Dredg- 740 :186'01t 131411 151. .B.P.T
ing 6 (NHP?)
SPOTBIL:L Stiction Drag *72.76 1g60 14121, 151 11
Dredger._
MOORHEN Stearn Hopper 565.83 1721011 121!6 11 86 (NHP)
barge.. 11
DABOHICK Steam Hopper 565.83 1721011 1211111 86 (NHP )
barges
CH"LUJRA Hopper' Dredger 1521..0 240' 3" 17.161 150
Noe 127 1Dred~r and
109.17 92'4" .510" 150
duiip: Popper
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Water Boats (Continued)
TONS GAL. CUTFIJT DRAFT
TAM4E CAPACITY PER HU IENGTH BEAM jLODE) OWNER
120 30. 81 21 6
PANC4E LC 120 22-" hose 30 117 32 123/ B. P. T.
2" "t 25
100 21 6
500, -100 250 35 11 RO I.N.
RAN00 N 165 3.5 125 25: 15 It
TANJTJEP .165 30 125 25 15
. ThEDUCT 125 96 20; 8 It
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(5) Facilitiesfor Clearin Port:
(a) Railwa~
No tank cars are owned by the B.P.T. These are borrowed from the
Great 'Indian Peninsula and. Bpmnbay; - Baroda and Central 'India Railways
and iare ,,used on the Port Trust.. system td-meet such reauirei&nts . as
ffi~y arsi~.
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1. General.
3. Durability.
.
..The principal roads are surfaced' with concrete, asphalt or
,waterbcrnd mmacadam, to widths of 14 to 22 feet and are rated to carry
loads not exceeding 5- tons at speeds of between 15 and' 30 miles .an
hour, For war purposes, _militart'trucks up to 7 tons are permitted.
-Under heavy' -traffic the -aterbound -macadam surfaces require:consider-
ablermaintenance. These roads are built on foundations, of hard. murum
or rabble stone! ,' Shoulders are soft and,- during the monsoon are wet
and dangerous, Bridges are usually stone slabs or reinforced con-
crete slabs over piers and abutments, but there are-,a few steelL
girder and concrete-1bowstring girder bridges; widths between parapets
vary from 1' to 24'. Further detailed information about the main
roads is available in Op.l-FE
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roads are subject to interruptions from landslides,-falling boulders,
and-damaged and blocked- culverts. Roads on the coastal strip, except
where they cross occasional-spurs, have easy grades and curves. They
are sometimes closed, however, when high tides coincide with floods
to cause excessive heading up of water.
6. Vulnerability.
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(d) Air:
Bombay is served by several large airfields, one at Juhu
and the oher at Santa Cruz. Details are avilabe from Op-16-E,
f~om 4uslo, Bombay, orH.O. pub. D-274.
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3. Transportation of Messages.
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5. Telephone.
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The system is in direct communication with allother tele-
phone districts, served by the -Indian Posts 'And Telegraph Depsrtmient
trunk system0 The operating organization ,has 'facilities f o id n~fal
maintenance of telephone z't ents and switchboards. Heavy repairs
or extended work would be taken care of by the workshops.
6d.~ The Bombay Telephone Workshops.
The work shops at Gall Street, Byculla, Bombay, employ about
1,400 workers who are described as both resourceful and efficient in
their work. Until 1941, the shops were devoted principally to repair
work,'bat since that time, because of inability to secure parts and
equipment-they have entered upon the -manufactur~e of required items
~and now manufacture most of the parts. and equipment needed, for ,the
system and also such items as switchboards, railway signal systems,
various types of relays and other electrical equipment, and do ma-
chine work for- other telephone systems as 'well as other government
departmients.
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At the present there are all sorts of labor working in, and
sueriing~ ovr;port operations. There are, for example, members
of the--British ''Arm y; Indian Army; Brit'ish Navy; Royal Marines; Indian
Navy; Bombay Port Trust Staff; private stevedore, transport, and ship
repair companies all working in different numbers and at various'
times within the docks. The problem of pinning down the exact com-
po'sition and nimber of those concerned in cargo handling and other
port activities is therefore rather self evident; it is further com-
6licated b'rthe pre sce.of women, Chinese, and prisoner of war labor.
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the paramount consideration regarding the efficiency of any undertaking
carried out in India, is the amount of available labor in this cate-
gory. Inasmuch as unskilled labor is singularly lacking in the quali-
ties of intelligence, initiative, leadership, the effectiveness of
this force is said to be geometrically proportional to the number of
skilled supervisory personnel. Since the lack of skilled labor.is a
fact, inefficiencies are inevitable.
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does well to -earn four-rupees per-day., A large proportion of, labor
in the semi skilled and skilled category is made up of Anglo-Indians,
and some are Italian POW.'s.
arid strong growth of union activity before the 'war, and. that this
trend would undoubtedly contirnue after the conclusion of peace. Most
sources agree that-the most powerful single union in Bombay is the
Transport Union whose membership comprises streetcar operators, truck
drivers, and' public busmen.
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Imports -.2,2479077
Vxports 887,272
Total - 3,134,349
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railway "bottleneck" (insufficient rail siing, rolling stock, etc.)
and inadequate transit shedding have; necessitated greater -use of the
port of Calcutta as the most forward port of entry for military sup-
plies.
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.c. Sunplies:
(1) Water:
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Nearly the whole length of the pipe lines from the three
lakes lies exposed above the ground. There are two very vulnerable
spots:, one of which is protected by anti-aircraft 'guns. The pipe
line is patrolled night and day- by inspection. and _ntnsenoe per-
sonne :of the Bomibay.:Water Department and by the Bombay police, Ap-
proximately 500 men are employed by the Bombay.. Mlunicip alty .. cs- .main-
tenance. crews for the entire water system and a car t rack ruis .along
the pipe. lines.
Lake - _1_91,x1 1
Tansa 91.21" 1.9611
Vehar 49.86' 89.24
Tulsi 61.68" 111.18"
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been opened. Hoiver, this r'eserve 'would' not meet the requirements
of Bombay city in an emergency.
The chief engineer of the systemn has -stated that the pipe
lines could be tapped at: any .point to meet 'nilitary requiremnents, and
to provide water for camps accommodatiig as many as 50,000 troops.
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Photo #17 - Looking northeasterly toward the outer end of Pir Pau oil pier.
(2) Petroleum Products:
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All surplus two and four gallon tins are being used by the
government of'India for food storage.
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(3) Coal:
The Bunker coal in Bombay comes under the jurisdiction of
two agencies', each administered separately.' The Ministry of War
Transport. administers. coal bunkers for commercial vessels and Fuel-
ling Officer, -British
Naval Sea Transport, for all transports and.
His Majestyts Naval Ships. It is the practice to borrow stocks from
each other when necessary.
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Gas:
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supply-pipes, all of which are controlled in the governor house
and works and fed through three trunk mains. The mains (24", 8"
and 8" ) allp pss from the. main entrance of the gas works through
a narrrcw lad-e for a distance of about 150 yards before branching
off to the three sections of Bombay Island. The 24" main supplies
the center and east of the Island that extends to the extreme sout
(Colaba Point), One 18" main supplies the Malabar Hill district
and the other supplies the northern part of the island, and Banda..
All mains are laid approximately four feet undergrouhd, Three gas
storage tanks at the works have a total capacity of/2,090,000 cu,
ft,) with individual capacities of 1,500,000, 350,000 and 240,000
Cu., ft,
The plant has its own private railway siding and a fleet
of 25 cars and trucks is maintained. All coal is received from the
Deshergarh fields in Bengal, about 1,000 miles from Bombay. The
coal is brought by rail, transferred into the company's light-gauge
tipping wagons,- and either discharged into breaker pits or stacked
in godowns or on open land,
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(5) Food:
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PaiLr Facilties: (Extensive details areavailable from Aluslo
Bomoay or Op-16-FE)
The oinly repair facilities for technical gear (Radar, firing
circuits, echo sounding, gun mountings etc.) arethose of" the Royal
Indian Navy at H.M.I.0 Dockyard. Ordinary hull repairs and engine.
overhauls or. both merchant ships and war vessels are undertaken by
Mazagon Dock Co. Ltd., Alcock Ashdown & Co. Ltd., Scindia Shipyard,
& Co.,.Ltd', and to a lesser extent by Bombay steam Navigation Co.
HiM ,41 'Dockyard is .devoted exclusively to. warships. The facilities
include the Duncan. Diydock and the upper and lower Bombay docks0 All
facilities have been overextended since the. Mediterranean campaign,
and it is
doubtful if the repairs capacity will exceed the demand for
a longtime to in
Ime, the latter part of 1943, naval repairs by
the regular commercial firms had reduced their capacitiy fora repairs
to merchant ships by'about20%..
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Photo #18 - Hughes dry dock with British CA, 'County' Class, under repair. At right, 60-ton electric rail
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(b) Lifts are limited to 60 tons afloat, 60 tons in Hughes
Dry Dock, 100 tons in Alexandra, 100 tons in Victoria, and 30 tons in
Princes' Docks.
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(c) The 0;-ton floating crane is fully employed,, and de-
lays may-be experienced if-- it is required.
H. M.I. Dockyard:
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total of 1700 load acid (not alkaline) batteries at one time. It is
possible simultaneously, to recharge 700 submarine batteries (approxi-
mately equivalent to the equipment of two submarines) and 1,000
smaller batteries.
The engineering shop of. the dockyard can rake iron castings
up- to 5-tons, and non-ferrous up to one ton; there are no facilities
for steel castings in the dockyard but very small castings can be
obtained, from commercial firms in Bombay. The, 'only annealing equip-
ment in. Bombay is that at the G.I.F. railroad shops.
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Ritchie Graving. (b) 4'0" 31311
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Small Dock 152 t Ol 145 '11~ 126 1311 36' 36, Ve rt. (a)lO't7'r Hard 124' t0o 21Entered fi mt
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Royal Indian Marine 619 11111
Dockyard 60411211 5$b 0ho L"in 6 (a) 23 11011 22 17-1t 21'2" Granite (h)) 3 SEE NOTE V
Duncan Dock 640 '101 1 I625 1102A11 (with a F:-oating ai ssonJ (b) 91911
Outer Stop)
Lower Bombay Dock 442'1 (a)15 'll-2
4421 OQn 3841loll 511101t 51 '10" Vert. 21131. Granite (h)3 '6k"r I SEE NOTE VI'
(one dock) (b) 21311 's)3' £1.
Upper Bomba.y Dock 202 1911 197 1Q11 1781O'I 4718A 't .47 r$ n Ve rt , (a)1 173Y1 Granit 'h)3 16-11 111 SEE NOTE VI
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BER OF SLIPWAY, C R. A D LJ E Keel Blocks at ~ nclina- Type of REMARKS
ALSO PROPRIETORS EXTREME~ Mean High Water z ion of Lifting Hauling Date ofd
LENGTH _____-Springs c:lipway Power Machinery 'Completion
At the Bombay Port Trust Workshops there are 3 slipways, 314', 270', 150' with hauling,' capacities of 350)- 300 and 70 tons, re
spectively. Thesa are served by two 10-ton' cranes and a 30-ton railway crane may' also be. used.
There are also 4 slips~ each 217' in length,, with hauling. capacities of 30 tons, end' accoimodatf .Rol"
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NOTE I Entered from Alexandra Wet Dock, locked closed basin.
Ship caisson, at entrance. Sill, level. Breadth of
dock at top of .blocks: 10201!. Floor rises 10" in
full length of dock. Dock can be suodivided by an
intermediate caisson, for which 3 positions are pro-
vided,' I in the middle and the others 75'0" on either
side. Side docking blocks provided, 395 in number
and arranged as required from center of dock. Blocks
are of cast iron-with wood caps. Approved (1941) to
install a 6-ton crane Time required for pumping
out, 2 1/8 hours. No shore power available, but
work in hand (1941) to install a-500-amp., 220-volt
machine. Sanitary arrangements provided. Approved
(1941) to provide cooking-and washing facilities.
Four-inch F.W. main available, and water supply for
magazines. Electric power, 400 volts 3 phase, and
if required 110 D.C. can be made available.
CRUISERS:- All can be taken.
AIRCRAFT OARRIERS:- "Pegasus".
NOTE III Entered from Tidal Waters. with from 11' 6" to 1416"
of water in the aproach channel at high tide. Wooden
gates at entrance. Sill nearly level, Reconditioned
1942.
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Measures
relating to port security are studied by a com-
mittee of local military authorities, and practices are revised
periodically it. an effort to secure the desired security. Consider-
ing the complex nature of the problem in such a port, it is believed
that the measures have been reasonably successful and that those re-
sponsible are alert to discover dangers and to correct various sources
of weakness.
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48,000 by adding buildings and equi pmexit In June 1942, the govern-
men t of India was reported to, have decided not ' to increase the body-
building capacity from 2,000 to 3,000 per month, These figures are
based on working two shifts, 26 days per month. The number of employ-
ees is 7,200, including both assemble and body-building (reported as
546 in 1937). The lumber, steel for bodies, and hardware are all
procured in India. This \company has been making 50 percent of the
vehicles for the Indian Army.
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(5). OtherCommunicableDiseases:
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1. Routine urinalysis.
2. ' Routine. blood counts' including' stained smears.
.3. . Roinhe 'bacterwologial- staining.
4.. Routrine stool examiniation for 'parasites, ova and
for-'blood,
'5. Ex'aininat-ions of blood smears for malaria.
6. Taking of blood smears for serilogical reactions.
7. Dark field'examina' oins: for syphilis.
Jarge stocks, of. the following items "are' maintained: (1) Mosquito
repellent; (2) Freon aerosol bombs ' (3) tndividual' mechanical pro-
phylactic packets';' '(4) ~Chemical for administering venereal pro-
phylaxis at Army' prophylactic stations.
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(c-)' The, Royal Indian. Navy Hospital at Sewr{ has 300 beds.
It is expected' to-'b8 brought into operation by July 1, 1943;' The
general hospital with laboratories, X-ray and eye, ear, nose and
throat clinic, with general surgery and operating theater is avail-
able for .Royal
Indian Navy ratings, officers and-officers' families,
both Indian and European,
(d) The Royal Naval Hospital has 100 beds at St. George's
Hospital.: These may be increased.
(9) Convalscence.
(10) DrugSupplies
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