6 6 4 ▁by ▁the ▁char ter ▁granted ▁by ▁King ▁Charles ▁II ▁to ▁the ▁London der ry ▁Corporation ▁making ▁them ▁responsible ▁for ▁its ▁reg ulation ▁and ▁up keep . ▁The ▁corpor ation ▁caused ▁a ▁qu ay ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁into ▁the ▁river ▁for ▁loading ▁and ▁un loading ; ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁Sh ip qu ay , ▁down hill ▁from ▁the ▁city , ▁giving ▁rise ▁to ▁Sh ip qu ay ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ip qu ay ▁Gate . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁bridge ▁across ▁the ▁river , ▁a ▁new ▁qu ay , ▁and ▁the ▁sh or eline ▁below ▁the ▁Water ▁Bast ion ▁had ▁been ▁rec laimed . ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 ▁that ▁the ▁mer ch ants ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁owned ▁ 6 7 ▁ships , ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁tons . ▁▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁wh ar ves ▁extended ▁from ▁ship qu ay ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁bridge , ▁on ▁the ▁s lob ▁lands ▁( all uv ial ▁depos its ) ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁the ▁port ▁had ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁ship building ▁business ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁building ▁cli pper ▁ships , ▁though ▁ship building ▁at ▁the ▁port ▁decl ined ▁after ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁iron ▁vessels , ▁and ▁no ▁large ▁ships ▁were ▁built ▁for ▁some ▁dec ades ▁after ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁In