The
M/S Mount Washington
in Drydock at Center Harbor
About
every 5 years the 700 ton M/S Mount Washington is pulled ashore for
maintenance. First it is floated onto a huge cradle and then slowly
hauled up a railway system onto shore.
The 230' ship in its cradle
The bottom being painted
The stern showing the rudder and a propeller
A closer look at the cradle
The cradle without the Mount
This building contains the motor used to
pull the Mount ashore
M/S Mount Washington in Drydock
