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A KEY part of Scotland's maritime history, the Denny Tank in Dumbarton, will today receive a GBP250,000 grant for urgently needed restoration and repairs.
It was the world's first commercial example of a ship model experiment tank and the starting point for many of William Denny & Brothers shipyard's innovations, which included building the Cutty Sark clipper, and inventing the Denny helicopter, Denny hovercraft and Denny-Brown stabilisers.See the full content of this document
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Scottish Maritime Icon to Get Gbp250,000 Revamp
The money will fund structural repairs to the tank and surrounding buildin...
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