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Drydock
Drydock
Introduced in Civ4
Cost[1]120 Hammer
Unhealthy+1 Unhealthiness
RequiresSteel
Special Abilities
  • New Water Units Receive +4 Experience Points
  • Builds Water Units +50% Faster
  • Double production speed for Aggressive leaders[2]

Civilopedia

Background

"A drydock is a facility for constructing and repairing ships. Drydocks may be floating structures or land-based. They contain one or more large bays in which the ship-work is done. These bays are below sea-level and contain drainage systems and water-tight doors. While construction or repairs are going on, the drydock is dry, the vessel sitting on the dock's floor supported by an elaborate structure of scaffolding. When construction or repairs are complete, the dock is flooded and the ship floats gently off the scaffolding. Once the water level inside the dock reaches sea-level, the drydock's doors are opened and the ship can proceed to sea."

Strategy

"Drydocks are very useful when you are involved in naval warfare. Drydocks build ships much faster and the ships start off with additional experience points, but Drydocks also add unhealthiness in cities."

Icon

In the city screen press the following icon to start Drydock construction:

Game version Button
All Drydock

Other image

Drydock1

Drydock image in Civ4 Civilopedia.


See also

Notes

  1. Cost depends on Game Speed. Quick: 80 Hammer, Epic: 180 Hammer, Marathon: 360 Hammer.
  2. This special ability affects every version of the game, but appears only in C4bts.
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