A drydock was a more effective way of accomplishing the task. The vessel entered a specialized dock, sometimes called a graving dock, that could be sealed and
pumped dry. The ship would then settle on prepared chocks. Not only was a drydock more efficient than careening, it was not as hard on the structural integrity
of the vessel, and large and heavy metal-hulled ships that could not be careened could be serviced.
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