foot high crane scotland designed lifting heavy equipment engines boilers fitting battleships ocean liners shipyard world electrically powered crane largest crane type time completion situated end shaped fitting basin crane construct largest ships 20th century including queen mary queen historical structure refurbished tourist attraction museum history shipyard created company moved purchased yard order crane placed based engineering company sir completed years later constructed scottish engineer working chief engineer having served construction forth bridge fabricated installed machinery including electric motors built dock fitting vessels crane lift engines boilers ships lifting capacity location yard confluence contributed success yard build extremely large ships tested april largest crane built capacity tonnes long tons short tons radius feet original lift capacity long tons apparent original specification insufficient install new long range gun turrets ships duke york nights march virtually destroyed town civilians killed people seriously injured civilians lost homes seven properties undamaged worst bombing raids britain raids involving luftwaffe bombers night second targeted industry crane undamaged yard amalgamated attempt increase general elections saw change government funding yard withheld resulting closure bought receivers houston texas based oil rig construction marathon sold yard owners closed yard site redevelopment ships constructed crane include queen mary queen refurbishment crane fell 1980s intervening period neglect crane suffered vandalism structure crane recognised category listed historical structure urban regeneration company started restoration project crane opened public august structure shot remove old paint allowing repairs undertaken lift visitors ascend emergency evacuation installed wire viewing area crane night design fixed electrically operated mounted rotated beam making faster responsive steam powered predecessors lifting smaller assemblies require lifting capacity tonnes long tons short tons tonnes long tons short tons auxiliary large loads comparatively rare metres high weighs tonnes long tons short tons sits concrete piles sunk depth metres deep arms metres metres long tower metres square centre sits metres edge following removal 1970s giant cranes crane james dock crane fewer giant cranes built worldwide clyde believed remained clyde awards crane awarded engineering heritage award described magnificent example mechanical engineering forms integral local landscape designated fifth award given scottish structure restoration structure recognition accorded
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