RMS Titanic - Harland and Wolff drawing of floating crane

RMS Titanic - extremely rare Harland and Wolff linen backed scale drawing of the 150-200 ton 1- 80 scale floating crane, designed by Bertha Krupps and fabricated by Benrather Maschinenfabrik AG. The crane was designed to assist in the building of the 400 class liners Olympic, Titanic and Britannic. Too large to transport from Germany, it was sent in kit form and built on site. This very rare plan shows all aspects of the crane's construction and uses a diagram of the Lusitania for scale purposes. Without this crane and the Arrol gantry the 400 class liners could not have been constructed. This plan forms an integral part of the story of the Olympic class liners at the very beginning of their careers. 57.5 x 37.5 inches

150-200 Arrol Aspects Assist Backed Bertha Britannic Careers Constructed Cranes Diagram Extremely Fabricated Forms Gantry Inches Integral Krupps Linen Liners Lusitania Maschinenfabrik Purposes Uses

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