Garston Docks, Liverpool, 1962

The Port of Liverpool is the name for the enclosed dock system that runs from Herculaneum Dock to Seaforth Dock, on the east side of the River Mersey, combined with the facilities built around the Great Float on the west side of the river. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 508 pixelsFull resolution (2051 × 1303 pixel, file size: 274 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 508 pixelsFull resolution (2051 × 1303 pixel, file size: 274 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... Location within England Coordinates: , Sovereign state United Kingdom Constituent country England Region North West England Ceremonial county Historic county Merseyside Lancashire Admin HQ Liverpool City Centre Founded 1207 City Status 1880 Government  - Type Metropolitan borough, City  - Governing body Liverpool City Council Area  - Borough & City 43. ... A dock is an area of water between two piers or alongside a pier, forming a chamber used for building or repairing one ship. ... Herculaneum Dock was part of the Port of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. ... The Royal Seaforth dock is a purpose built container dock, on the River Mersey and part of the Port of Liverpool it is operated by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company. ... Ferry across the Mersey, June 2005 The River Mersey is a river in north-western England. ... The Great Float, is a dock at Birkenhead,United Kingdom. ...

The working docks are operated by Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, the docks to the south of the Pier Head are operated by British Waterways. Ensign of MDHB The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHB) is the current incarnation of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. ... The Pier Head is a riverside location in the city-centre of Liverpool, England. ... British Waterways sign near Gas Street Basin on the BCN. British Waterways is a government body sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Scottish Executive in the United Kingdom. ...

Connections

At one point the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company railway totalled 104 miles (166km) of line, with connections to many to other railways. Section of the line ran, unsegregated from other road traffic, along the dock road. Today only the Canada Dock Branch is used. Ensign of MDHB The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHB) is the current incarnation of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. ... The Canada Dock Branch is a railway line in Liverpool, England, built by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR). ...

History

It was one of the most advanced port systems in the world and parts of it are a World Heritage Site. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...

The port was home to with many great ships, including RMS Baltic and the ill starred Tayleur, MV Derbyshire, RMS Mauretania, RMS Lusitania and the RMS Titanic. The RMS Baltic was the second ship of that name belonging to the White Star Line. ... The RMS Tayleur was a fully-rigged iron clipper chartered by the White Star Line and her fate would be a black mark on that company for years to come. ... The MV Derbyshire, was built in 1976 by Swan Hunter, as an ore-bulk-oil combination carrier, she was registered at Liverpool, and owned by Bibby Line. ... Two ocean liners of the Cunard Line have been named RMS Mauretania, after the ancient territory of Mauretania. ... RMS Lusitania was a Cunard Line ocean liner, sister ship of the Mauretania, that was built by the John Brown & Co. ... RMS Titanic was a British Olympic class passenger liner that became famous for her collision with an iceberg on 14 April 1912 and dramatic sinking on 15 April 1912. ...

Both White Star Line[1] and Cunard Line[2] were based at the port. Babylon 5 starships, see the article White Star. ... The Cunard Line, formerly Cunard White Star Line, is a British cruise line, operator of ocean liners RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) and RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2). ...

In 1971 the last transatlantic liner sailed from Liverpool. Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

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See also

• Isle of Man Steam Packet
• Port of Liverpool Building

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is the oldest continuously operating passenger shipping company in the world. ... The Port of Liverpool Liverpool, United Kingdom were built in 1907 and designed by Arnold Thornley. ...

External links

• Port of Liverpool
• UNESCO citation
• Information about Port of Liverpool
• Interactive flash map
• The Port of Liverpool In Camera
• Historic map of railways in Liverpool
• LUPTS photo archive
• Select Committee on Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Memorandum by Merseytravel