Grab No.1
Owner: Forth Ports plc
Area: UK
Hull
Floating crane.
Construction: Steel.
Built 1928 by Ramage & Ferguson Ltd. at Leith
LOA: 70' 0", Beam: 28' 0", Displacement: 242000 lbs.
No.266. ON 162694. Hull subdivisions for ballasting.
Boiler
Removed. Since 1982 engines powered by portable deck mounted 600cfm, air compressor.
Engine
Horizontal Twin.Built 1928 by Cowans, Sheldon & Co. Ltd. at Carlisle
Only for working crane, fixed jib with two hooks. Main hook 40 ton SWL max height 34'. Seperate horizontal duplex non rotative ballast pump.
History
New to Leith Harbour Commissioners. Principle use has been to lift caissons at end of shipyard slipways prior to a launch. Now mostly used to move the heavy fender units on the Lead-in-Jetty.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(John Cooper)