US-built "100ton" floating crane?
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:14 pm
Hi all
During my first trip to the Isle of Wight in 2007, I was heading my way down out of Southampton when I spied the crane pictured below. Its taken quite some time to discover anything about this, and its certainly not a new machine either!
This photo isn't one of mine - I only wish it was!! It was taken by Brian Curd who kindly gave me permission to use it in the hope someone else would recognise the crane; perhaps someone has more information or indeed knows its present location as it has been moved from where I saw it (shown in the picture).
The official designation of the crane is Barge Derrick 100t Design 264B, but mostly it is referred to as the "100ton crane". Roughly two dozen of these were built by several US-based companies in the 1940's and 1950's, most of which were presumably scrapped as more modern designs came into use. I do recall seeing one of them on an auction site some time back in a very curious orange livery... I think I prefer the gray.
You can see the crane using Google Earth or MSN Maps, but these pictures are pretty obsolete as they are maybe 2 years old now? Plus the fact well yes, its a floating crane and does move around at times!
Any feedback is always welcome.
Best regards
Gavin
During my first trip to the Isle of Wight in 2007, I was heading my way down out of Southampton when I spied the crane pictured below. Its taken quite some time to discover anything about this, and its certainly not a new machine either!
This photo isn't one of mine - I only wish it was!! It was taken by Brian Curd who kindly gave me permission to use it in the hope someone else would recognise the crane; perhaps someone has more information or indeed knows its present location as it has been moved from where I saw it (shown in the picture).
The official designation of the crane is Barge Derrick 100t Design 264B, but mostly it is referred to as the "100ton crane". Roughly two dozen of these were built by several US-based companies in the 1940's and 1950's, most of which were presumably scrapped as more modern designs came into use. I do recall seeing one of them on an auction site some time back in a very curious orange livery... I think I prefer the gray.
You can see the crane using Google Earth or MSN Maps, but these pictures are pretty obsolete as they are maybe 2 years old now? Plus the fact well yes, its a floating crane and does move around at times!
Any feedback is always welcome.
Best regards
Gavin