Patent slip (cradle slipway)
Varadero de carro sobre carriles (patent slip)
- Date
- 1818 · confidence high
- Place
- Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- Thomas Morton
- Field
- Movement
What it is
An inclined plane with a rail cradle on which a ship is hauled out of the water by capstan and left dry. It avoids building a dock and makes cleaning and repair cheap.
What it led to
- hull cleaning and repair in small yards
- slipways in ports worldwide
- launching and hauling out of fishing and leisure boats