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To: impactplayer

Herman the German - largest floating crane in the world was at Long Beach/San Pedro late 1970s, it could lift a DD out of the water.
I reckon lifting a turret out of the BB would have been well within specs.


35 posted on 01/25/2017 7:45:30 PM PST by wxgesr (I wanna be the first person to surf on another planet....)
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To: wxgesr
Herman the German - largest floating crane in the world was at Long Beach/San Pedro late 1970s...

Todd Shipyard in San Pedro had Herman. When they went bankrupt in the early 90's I attended the equipment auction mainly to see Herman. I think it was sold to another shipyard but I'm not sure.

36 posted on 01/25/2017 8:06:52 PM PST by broken_clock (Go Trump!)
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