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Goliath Crane Extensive photos and information regarding the history and demolition the crane. Goliath Video YouTube amateur video of the Goliath crane and surroundings, including views inside the structure and panoramic views of the former shipyard, Quincy Bay, Weymouth Fore River and Quincy from atop the crane. Posted on YouTube 24 February 2008.
The shipyard traces its beginnings back to 1882, when Thomas A. Watson purchased a farm alongside the Fore River in East Braintree, Massachusetts.In 1884, Watson attempted to farm the land, but soon realizing that it was a failure, decided to work on a steam engine after he was approached by a local businessman.
The cranes are situated in the Harland and Wolff shipyard on the east side of Belfast Lough. They were made by the German engineering firm Krupp and transported to Belfast. Goliath was erected in 1969 and Samson in 1974. Goliath stands 96 metres (315 ft) tall, while Samson is a little taller at 106 metres (348 ft).
In 2008 the shipyard bought the largest gantry crane in North America, the Goliath Crane, formerly located in Quincy, Massachusetts, from the General Dynamics company. [10] Built in 1975, the crane, nicknamed Goliath , Big Blue , The Dog or Horse , has a height of 100 m (330 ft), a span of 126 m (413 ft), a weight of 3,000 t (6,600,000 lb) and ...
The request for information is related to the Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP), a once-in-a-century plan to upgrade its four aging public shipyards in Puget Sound ...
In late 2007, the 'Goliath' gantry crane was re-commissioned, having been moth-balled in 2003 due to the lack of heavy-lifting work at the yard. In June 2008, assembly work at the Belfast yard was underway on 60 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines for the Robin Rigg Wind Farm . [ 22 ]
A crane overturned at an Illinois oil refinery, killing one employee and hurting another, officials said. A Phillips 66 spokesperson said the crane overturned at about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 ...
There are a number of shipyard cranes called Goliath around the world: Goliath (Mangalia), in Romania; Samson and Goliath (cranes) in Northern Ireland; Goliath (Rosyth) in Scotland; Two Goliath cranes, Reliance Shipyard, Pipavav, India; Two Goliath cranes in Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland