Southwick Ship Canal
| Southwick Ship Canal | |
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Shoreham power station viewed from the footbridge crossing the entrance lock to the canal | |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 1.75 miles (2.82 km) |
| Maximum boat length | 374 ft 0 in (114.0 m) |
| Maximum boat beam | 57 ft 0 in (17.4 m) |
| Locks | 2 |
| Status | Navigable |
| Navigation authority | Shoreham Port Harbour Office |
| History | |
| Date completed | 1855 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Shoreham |
| End point | Portslade-by-Sea |
| Connects to | River Adur |
The Southwick Ship Canal or Southwick Canal is a canal in Southwick, West Sussex that branches off from the estuary of the River Adur near Hove. The canal is 1.75 miles in length, running east–west and parallel with the shoreline, providing facilities to the port of Shoreham. The canal was once the river channel, but the mouth of the river has been moved further to the west, enabling its former bed to be used for the canal.
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