Seaforth Dock

Seaforth Dock
Seaforth Dock
	Aerial view of Seaforth Dock
Location
Location	Seaforth, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Coordinates	53°27′33″N 3°01′30″W / 53.4592°N 3.0250°W
OS grid	SJ319963
Details
Owner	The Peel Group
Operator	Mersey Docks and Harbour Company
Opened	1971
Type	Wet dock
Purpose	Cargo transfer
Joins	Gladstone Dock
Entries	1
Gates	1 pair
Area	500 acres (2.0 km2) (including dockland); 85 acres (34 ha) (water);
Width at entrance	130 ft (40 m)
Minimum depth	50 ft (15 m)
Quay length	10,000 ft (3,000 m)
Cranes	6 Container cranes;
Cargo type	Container; Bulk; Reefer (former);
Transport links	A565; A5036 (road); Canada Dock branch (rail);

Seaforth Dock (also known as the Royal Seaforth Dock) is a purpose-built dock and container terminal, on the River Mersey, England, at Seaforth, to the north of Liverpool.^[4] As part of the Port of Liverpool and Liverpool Freeport, it is operated by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company. Situated at the northern end of the dock system, it is connected to Gladstone Dock to the south, which via its lock entrance provides maritime access to Seaforth Dock from the river.

^ ^a ^b Pollard & Pevsner 2006, p. 278
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^ "Seaforth Passage - Port of Liverpool" (PDF). PIANC. p. 7. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ "Royal Seaforth Dock History, Merseyside". Mersey Reporter. Retrieved 2 February 2016.