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Titan Crane
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PQR - Titan crane south breakwater

PQR - Titan crane south breakwater
The Titan block-setting crane on the South Breakwater at Peterhead sometime after 1891. Shortly after this stage was reached it was discovered that the shelters didn't work in severe storms and the breakwater design was modified. This entailed the crane builder, Stothert & Pitt of Bath, rebuilding the crane to run on legs of equal height.
This image has the crane build date as 1891 and 50tons at 100ft radius as the load limit.

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7 comments - The latest ones
 D.J. Henderson
D.J. Henderson
Wow!! Now THAT is a crane. What a fascinating bit of history.
5 years ago.
 Joe, Son of the Rock
Joe, Son of the Rock club
Excellent vintage photo of a very interesting subject. Cheers, Joe
5 years ago.
 StoneRoad2013
StoneRoad2013 club
Thanks, Joe.
5 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
What a great old photo. It's so good to see them constructing sea walls.
5 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
I like this very much! Great old picture, ad superbly researched information!

Best Wishes, and a Good Weekend
Peter
5 years ago.
 Maria
Maria
wow !!! belega foto !
4 years ago.
 ୱ Kiezkickerde ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
ୱ Kiezkickerde ( ͡°… club
Whow. Für die damalige Zeit enorm!
3 years ago.

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