Big Ships at Work

One of the cool things about having access to the Brooklyn Navy Yard is being able to get relatively close to working docks. Most of the docks are occupied by GMD Shipyard, which services and repairs ships, but one part that is used for off-loading cargo is Piers J and K, at the northern end of the yard. It is the location of the distribution center for the Lehigh Hanson Cement Company. Pretty regularly, you find large cargo ships delivering product to the huge mountains of cement on the dock. Some do it with large cranes, and some, like the Alice Oldendorff, pump it out through these huge hoses and pipes.

I also drew this large barge at Dry Dock 3. I don't know if it's under repair, or just docked there. It's been there awhile.