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FLOATING CRANE
A dockyard crane permanently mounted on a lighter.
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![FLOATING CRANE. Ex-Scotland. Crane. 50 Ton Floating Crane, Quebec Docks, Quebec, Canada.
View of crane
Titled: 'Sir William Arrol and Co Ltd Parkhead Glasgow Order 733 LOAD 50 TONS 1913 [plaque on crane]'.
Insc verso: 'N7', '50 Tons Floating Crane 60' 0](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00555105.jpg)
![FLOATING CRANE. Ex-Scotland. Crane. 200 Ton Floating Crane ('Mammoth') Reconstruction, Liverpool Docks, Liverpool, England.
View of crane at Liverpool waterfront. Publication photograph
Insc verso: 'Job no.347', '1942', 'M[erseyside] D[ocks] & H[arbour] B[oard]', '200t floating crane](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00555109.jpg)


Related Terms
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DOCKYARD | An enclosure in which ships are built and repaired, and all sorts of ships' stores are brought together. |