Samson or Goliath?:: OS grid J3575 :: Geograph British Isles

J3575 : Samson or Goliath?

near to Queens Island, Ballymacarret, Sydenham, Skegoneill and Cliftonville, Ireland

Samson or Goliath?

A view of the massive gantry crane 'Samson' at the Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries complex in Belfast. One of two gantry cranes over the H&W building dock, the other nicknamed 'Goliath', it was constructed for the yard in 1974 by the German engineering firm Krupp. The crane stands 106m tall, has a span of 140m and can lift loads of up to 840 tonnes to a height of 70m. Although designed for the purposes of shipbuilding, H&W are no longer involved in this industry and are now concentrating on offshore renewable energies contracts as well as ship repair and servicing. See Link

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Grid Square: J3575, 96 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Ross (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Monday, 8 June, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 9 June, 2009
Category: Cranes (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: J 357 754 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.5406N 5:53.9741W
Photographer Location: Irish: J 352 753
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)