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Titan Crane

Titan Crane
River Clyde, Clydebank

Titan Clydebank, more commonly known as the Titan Crane is a 150-foot-high (46 m) cantilever crane at Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It was designed to be used in the lifting of heavy equipment, such as engines and boilers, during the fitting-out of battleships and ocean liners at the John Brown & Company shipyard. It was also the world's first electrically powered cantilever crane, and the largest crane of its type at the time of its completion.

Situated at the end of a U-shaped fitting out basin, the crane was used to construct some of the largest ships of the 20th century, including the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth 2. The Category A Listed historical structure was refurbished in 2007 as a tourist attraction and shipbuilding museum. It is featured on the current Clydesdale Bank £5 note.

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 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Eine sehr schöne Nahansicht ist das von diesen mächtigen Kran lieber Joe :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tagesausklang,liebe Grüße Güni :))
12 months ago.
Joe, Son of the Rock club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Danke für deinen sehr netten Kommentar Güni. Viele Grüße, Joe
12 months ago.

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