Mort's Dock

Mort's Dock
Vessels at Mort's Dock, Sydney Harbour, 1908
LocationThames, Mort, College, McKell, Cameron, Yeend Streets, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°51′13″S 151°11′03″E / 33.8536°S 151.1843°E / -33.8536; 151.1843
Built1853–1867
ArchitectThomas Sutcliffe Mort (originally)
Official nameMort's Dock; Mort's Dock & Engineering Company; Mort Bay Park
Typestate heritage (archaeological-maritime)
Designated14 January 2011
Reference no.1854
TypeBoat Building
CategoryMaritime Industry
BuildersPrivate labour
Mort's Dock is located in New South Wales
Mort's Dock
Location of Mort's Dock in New South Wales

Mort's Dock is a former dry dock, slipway, and shipyard in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia. It was the first dry dock in Australia, opening for business in 1855 and closing more than a century later in 1959. The site is now parkland.


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