No. 2 Dock

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No. 2 Dock is one of the principal dock basins within Barry Docks in South Wales, historically used for handling coal exports and other maritime trade.

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No. 2 Dock canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dock basin
maritime infrastructure
associatedWith Barry Railway Company
linked to: Barry Railway

South Wales coalfield
basinType tidal dock basin
cargoTypeHandled other bulk commodities
steam coal
connectedTo rail infrastructure serving Barry Docks
country United Kingdom
designedFor high-volume bulk cargo
economicRole facilitated export of coal from South Wales coalfield
eraOfPeakUse early 20th century
late 19th century
hasFunction berthing of cargo vessels
loading of coal
unloading of imports
historicalSignificance formed part of one of the world’s largest coal-exporting ports in the early 20th century
locatedIn Barry
South Wales
United Kingdom
Vale of Glamorgan
Wales
partOf Barry Docks
Barry port complex
linked to: Port of Barry
portArea Barry Docks and Harbour
linked to: Barry Docks
regionServed industrial South Wales
relativeImportance one of the principal dock basins at Barry Docks
usedFor coal exports
general cargo handling
maritime trade
waterBody Bristol Channel

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Barry Docks hasPart No. 2 Dock