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Langer Heinrich (crane 1915)
, or in English ''Long Henry'', is a floating crane commissioned in 1915 for the Wilhelmshaven Imperial Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and has been located in Genoa, Italy since 1997. At the time of completion she was the largest floating crane in the world, passing up the Ajax (crane barge), Ajax crane barge completed in 1914. History The imperial shipyard Wilhelmshaven needed a powerful and high lifting crane to help complete battleships before the outbreak of the World War I. The crane was completed in 1915 and originally was known as the ''Grosser Schwimmkran'', but was christened . The crane was built by Demag in Duisburg and the Float (nautical), float pontoon for the crane was built by AG Weser. The crane needed to lift gun turrets, ship components and sometimes entire ship hulls. It was used to assemble the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee and German battleship Tirpitz. The pontoon float is 50.42 m by 30.92 m with a depth draft of 3.05 m. The crane displaces 3,898 ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demag
Demag (In German ''Deutsche Maschinenbau-Aktiengesellschaft'') was a German heavy equipment industrial group whose individual companies are now scattered. The Demag name can be today found for example as the Demag Cranes and Components and Sumitomo (SHI) Demag. The roots of Demag date back prior to its formation, but became Märkische Maschinenbau-Anstalt, Ludwig A.-G in 1906 as the biggest crane building company in Germany employing 250-300 people. The company was a manufacturer of industrial cranes that included types like, bridge cranes, hoist (device), overhead cranes, Gantry crane to name a few. In 1910 came the hour of the Deutsche Maschinenfabrik in Duisburg – known worldwide by its telegram abbreviation Demag (now ''Demag Cranes & Components GmbH''). In 1973 The Mannesmann group assumed ownership of Demag. Founding The Demag company was formed finally 1910 in Duisburg through the union of the ''Märkische Maschinenbau-Anstalt L. Stuckenholz AG'', the ''Duisburg Mec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
