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Calliope Dock
The Calliope Dock is a historical stone dry dock on the grounds of the Devonport Naval Base, in Devonport, New Zealand, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. It was built in 1888 to service ships of the Royal Navy, British Royal Navy, and is still in use today. As built it measured by , narrowing to at the gate. The water on the Sill (dock), sill was deep. It was extended in 1936, 1943 (to ) and again in 1996. History After it was found that the Auckland Graving Dock on the Auckland waterfront was too small to be an effective dry dock, work on the Calliope Dock began in December 1884, taking over three years to complete. Among the 300 labourers who constructed the dock, many were Māori people, Māori, and whare were constructed to the west of the dock as a temporary village. The structure required 1.5 million bricks, which were made locally. The dock was officially opened in February 1888. At the time of its construction, it was the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, and a str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliope Dock In Devonport
In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; grc, Καλλιόπη, Kalliópē, beautiful-voiced) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses". Mythology Calliope had two famous sons, OrpheusHoopes And Evslin,''The Greek Gods''. , , 1995, page 77. "His father was a Thracian king; his mother the muse Calliope. For a while, he lived on Parnassus with his mother and his eight beautiful aunts and there met Apollo who was courting the laughing muse Thalia. Apollo was taken with Orpheus, gave him his little golden lyre, and taught him to play. And his mother taught him to make verses for singing." and Linus of Thrace, Linus, by either Apollo or King Oeagrus of Thrace. She taught Orpheus verses for singing. According to Hesiod, she was also the wisest of the Muses, as well as the most assertive. Calliope married Oeagrus in Pimpleia, a town near Mount Olympus. She is said to have defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
