900-Ton Gantry Crane (Newport News, Virginia)

USA / Virginia / Newport News / Newport News, Virginia
 crane (machine), shipyard

This is the 900 metric ton rated mobile gantry crane spanning the number 12 drydock at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, standing 23 stories above the drydock floor. When it was built, it was the largest crane in the world. It remains the largest crane in the western hemisphere to this day.
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Coordinates:   37°0'3"N   76°26'46"W
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