A 1200-TON GOLIATH SHIPYARD CRANE

In today's modern shipyard, an important tool is a crane of heavy lift capacity. A 1200-ton gantry crane, with a span of 119 m (390 ft) between the rails, was recently put into service at the Quincy Shipbuilding Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Quincy, Massachusetts. The paper discribes some design aspects of the crane and the assembly and erection of this massive engineering structure.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1623789
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the October 29, 1976 meeting of the New England section of SNAME.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Graff, R O
  • Jewell, P R
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 276-293
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling equipment; Cranes; Lifting equipment; Materials management; Shipyards
• Old TRIS Terms: Heavy lift cranes
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157717
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Marine Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1977 12:00AM