Facility for platforms planned in Tacoma

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Offshore; (United States)

OSTI ID:5704901

A joint venture to build a gigantic 660-ft-wide graving dock for constructing offshore concrete and steel platforms on the US West Coast in Tacoma, Washington is discussed. The new facility is needed to construct huge platforms for Alaska and for deepwater locations off California and Mexico. The assembly facility would be located in Tacoma's Commencement Bay Industrial Development District on the outer Hylebos Waterway, directly across the waterway from Tacoma Boatbuilding Co.'s Industrial Yard. The proposed site has no overhead obstructions and open water all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Water depths in Commencement Bay are over 500 ft, making it possible to build deepwater concrete-gravity platforms.

• OSTI ID: 5704901
• Journal Information: Offshore; (United States), Vol. 44:12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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