[2] Although, when acquired by the Liverpool Corporation, the site may have been renamed to avoid confusion with Victoria Dock.

The southern quayside was operated by Blue Funnel Line Ltd.,[5] which loaded two or three ships each week, destined for the Far East.

[4] When the Warship Preservation Trust closed in February 2006, most of its exhibits, which included the Rothesay-class frigate HMS Plymouth and wooden-hulled minesweeper HMS Bronington, were later moved to Vittoria Dock for safe storage.

[8] The dock is included in Peel Group's £4.5bn Wirral Waters redevelopment.

[9] In February 2009 the initial stage of the planning application for the first major mixed-use development masterplan/quarter was submitted.