The Selborne Graving Dock is a dry dock in Simon's Town, South Africa. It is situated within the Naval Base Simon's Town. It is named for William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne, the High Commissioner for Southern Africa at the time of construction.
History
On 27 July 1900 a tender for the construction of a yard was awarded to Sir John Jackson Ltd. The construction used Portland cement from England, as well as granite blocks from Norway. The foundation stone was laid on 15 November 1906, and the dry dock was opened on , The Dockyard (including the dry dock) was handed to South Africa in 1957, as part of the Simonstown Agreement. ==Images==
Images
File:Construction of Simon's Town dry dock 1906.jpg|Construction in 1906 File:SA Naval Museum, West Dockyard 6.JPG|The ships crests painted on the wall File:SA Naval Museum, West Dockyard 1.JPG|The dock split to allow two ships to enter ==References==