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"Hammerhead Crane"
— Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Built between December 1939 and June 1940, this 20-story crane can lift 350 tons. The Hammerhead is the largest crane of its type in the world. Its uses have included lifting a tugboat from the water, hoisting 16-inch gun turrets onto battleships and removing a superstructure from a Liberty Ship. The small crane atop the Hammerhead can lift 25 tons and is used primarily for repair of the main Hammerhead crane. This Portsmouth landmark is still used today for various assignments.(captions)
(left) Hammerhead crane 110 easily loaded this tug on the USS Tarheel Mariner in April 1953.
(center) Hammerhead crane 110 hoists a 16-inch gun turret destined for action aboard the battleship Alabama.
(right) The guided missile cruiser Long Beach, the first nuclear powered surface warship in the world, arrived at NNSY in January 1964 for a post-shakedown availability.
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| HM Number | HM1GEN |
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| Marker Condition |   8 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 5:45am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 384330 N 4076545 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 36.82771667, -76.29705000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 49.663', W 76° 17.823' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 49' 39.78" N, 76° 17' 49.38" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 757 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 176 Lincoln St, Portsmouth VA 23704, US |
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