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J3575 : Crane, Harland & Wolff, Belfast (August 2014)

taken 11 years ago, near to Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Crane, Harland & Wolff, Belfast (August 2014)
Crane, Harland & Wolff, Belfast (August 2014)
Not J3575 : 'Samson' and 'Goliath', Belfast but what (I think) is one of two 25m Hensons, each with a safe working load of 60 tonnes.
The Harland and Wolff Building Dock, Belfast

The building dock in Belfast was constructed between 1968-1970 by George Wimpey & Company for the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. A massive 556 metres long by 93 metres wide, it was designed for the construction of massive crude oil tankers and bulkers. Although many ships were constructed here, including two supertankers of 172,174 tonnes (343,423 DWT), the yard was in decline by the early 1970s and the dock never really fulfilled its potential. The last ship to be constructed was the 'Anvil Point' in 2003 and the yard now specialising in ship repair and the emerging renewable energies sector, notably offshore wind turbines and tidal energy projects.
Towering above the dock are the two gantry cranes 'Samson' and 'Goliath'. Now landmarks on the Belfast skyline, the cranes were designed for the yard by the German firm Krupp. Goliath, completed in 1969 and mostly fabricated by the yard, stands at 96 metres and Samson, completed in 1974 and built entirely by Krupp, is taller at 106 metres. Both cranes have a span of 140m and have a safe working load of 840 tonnes each (though I believe were tested for 1,000 which caused the top girders to bend downwards by some 11 inches). They run on 800m of track which spans the length of the dock and each crane has 64 special anti-friction bearing mounted wheels.
Both the dock and the cranes are now protected scheduled monuments. See LinkExternal link for technical information .

LinkExternal link in an informative video from the BBC.


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Geographical Context: Industry Docks, Harbours Place: Belfast Primary Subject: Crane other tags: Harbour Belfast Harbour Crane Harland & Wolff Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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J3575, 1064 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Albert Bridge   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 20 August, 2014   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 21 August, 2014
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! J 355 752 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:36.4103N 5:54.2152W
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Irish: geotagged! J 351 752
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