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Titan, better known by its former nickname Herman the German (US Navy designation YD-171), is a large floating crane currently serving in the Panama Canal performing heavy lifts for lock maintenance. Prior to its move to Panama in 1996, the crane was based at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard from the end of World War II until the yard's closure in ...
In 1966, the Hercules crane received a new boiler that used diesel fuel instead of charcoal. Hercules remained in use at the Panama Canal until a new floating crane was purchased. Dubbed Herman the German, the 350-ton crane, also known as Titan, replaced Hercules in 1996. The Hercules crane is now part of the reserve fleet at the Panama Canal. [19]
Herman the German (crane vessel), a crane vessel seized from Germany by the US after World War II, later used to lift the Spruce Goose; Herman ze German, a small German meat products fast food chain in the UK and Germany
It is a large self-propelled crane standing 374 feet (114 m) tall with a lifting capacity of 385 short tons (349 t), and was claimed to be the largest floating crane in operation as of 1957. [3] "Herman the German" was seized as a war prize following the end of World War II. "Herman" was dismantled and transported across the Atlantic through ...
Floating cranes (16 P) Pages in category "Crane vessels" ... Herman the German (crane vessel) Hermod (ship) K. USS Kearsarge (BB-5) L.
Herman the German (crane vessel), former nickname for the floating crane Titan in the Panama Canal Zone; Titan, an Australian floating crane; Titan crane, a type of block setting crane. Titan Clydebank, a cantilever crane in Scotland
Pages in category "Floating cranes" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Herman the German (crane vessel) Hikitia; K. USS Kearsarge (BB-5) L.
"Erika" is a German marching song. It is primarily associated with the German Army, especially that of Nazi Germany, although its text has no political content. [1] It was created by Herms Niel and published in 1938, and soon came into usage by the Wehrmacht. It was frequently played during Nazi Party public events.