250 Ton Crane
Owner: Manchester Ship Canal Co.
Area: UK
Hull
Floating crane.
Construction: Steel.
Built 1937 by N.V. Werf Gusto at Schiedam, Netherlands
LOA: 147' 0", Beam: 44' 3", Draft: 6' 6", Displacement: 1200000 lbs.
No.716. Non self moving, minimum height 69'.
Boiler
RT Scotch Built 1937 by Lilybank Boiler Works at Glasgow
Fuel: Coal,
Engine
Twin.Built 1937 by Ashworth & Parker Ltd. at Bury
For electric drive to crane, one 75 KW, one 40 KW. Plus: two small Ashworth & Parker engines on dynamo & air compressor; Various pumps by Drysdale, G. & J. Weir and Hayward Tyler; Warping drums and deck winches by Clarke Chapman.
History
New to owners, steamed regularly.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(John Cooper) Runcorn