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Lodbrok is a floating crane, in the harbor of Ystad 2020. A crane vessel, crane ship, crane barge, or floating crane is a ship with a crane specialized in lifting heavy loads, typically exceeding 1,500 t (1,476 long tons; 1,653 short tons) for modern ships. The largest crane vessels are used for offshore construction. [1]
The Ship of the Dead is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It is the third and final novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy, preceded by The Hammer of Thor. It was released on October 3, 2017, by Disney-Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
Kearsarge was converted into a crane ship, and was given hull classification symbol IX-16 on 17 July 1920, [55] but it was changed to AB-1 on 5 August. [ 53 ] [ a ] Her turrets, superstructure, and armor were removed, and were replaced by a large revolving crane with a lifting capacity of 250 tons (230 tonnes), as well as 10-foot (3.0 m ...
The first crane ship was completed as such in 1984, and a total of 10 vessels were converted through 1997. All were former commercial vessels. Builders which participated in the program were Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan , Dillingham Ship Repair in Portland, Oregon , Norshipco in Norfolk, Virginia , Tampa Shipyard in Tampa ...
The Tale of Ragnarr Loðbrók (Old Norse: Ragnars saga loðbrókar) is an Icelandic legendary saga of the 13th century about the Viking ruler Ragnarr loðbrók.It is first found in the same manuscript as Vǫlsunga saga, which it immediately follows.
Sleipnir is equipped with a third, auxiliary, crane at the opposite end of the ship, near the berths. The auxiliary crane is capable of lifting (or lowering) 70 t (77 short tons) at a radius up to 12 m (39 ft) down to 2,000 m (6,600 ft) below the waterline; capacity reduces to 25 t (28 short tons) at 60 m (200 ft) radius and 8 t (8.8 short tons ...
Ragnar Lodbrok during his presentation of Krákumál. Krákumál or the Lay of Kraka is a skaldic poem, consisting of a monologue in which Ragnar Lodbrok is dying in Ælla's snake pit and looks back at a life full of heroic deeds. It was composed in the 12th century, almost certainly in the Scottish islands. [1]
The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom. The series ran for five seasons on CBS, lasting 158 half-hour episodes, all filmed in black-and-white.Creator/writer Carl Reiner had told the cast from the beginning that if the show made it through five seasons, that would be its maximum run.