Are there examples of aircraft bombs hitting and destroying dry docks?
Short answerYes, docks were damaged by heavy bombs, and precision-guided weapons later made such attacks much more reliable.
NotesHeavy bombs could inflict serious structural damage on a dry dock even when total destruction remained difficult. Tallboy-class weapons provide the Second World War example. Precision-guided munitions later made deliberate attacks on Iraqi dock facilities practical during the Gulf War. The comparison shows how accuracy, rather than explosive weight alone, changed the feasibility of disabling fixed maritime infrastructure.