The dock was opened on 26 July 1933 when the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert, with King George V and Queen Mary on board, broke a red, white and blue ribbon stretched across the entrance as she sailed into the incomplete dock.
During the naming ceremony, Queen Mary emptied a cup of "Empire" wine into the dock.

The first ship to use the dock was White Star's Majestic in 1934.
The dock was opened on 26 July 1933 when the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert, with King George V and Queen Mary on board, broke a red, white and blue ribbon stretched across the entrance as she sailed into the incomplete dock. During the naming ceremony, Queen Mary emptied a cup of "Empire" wine into the dock.
The first ship to use the dock was White Star's Majestic in 1934.
King George V Graving Dock