The 250 ton steam crane entering the Tyne on it’s way to Swan’s at Wallsend
Owner: Manchester Ship Canal Co.
Area: Manchester Ship Canal (UK).
HULL Floating crane
Built 1937 by N.V. Werf Gusto at Schiedam, Netherlands.
LOA: 147′, Beam: 44′ 3″, Draft: 6′ 6″, Displacement: 600 gross tons.
Steel
No.716. Non self moving, minimum height 69′.
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.
BOILER RT Scotch.
Built 1937 by Lilybank Boiler Works at Glasgow.
Fuel: coal.