Titan Clydebank

Titan Clydebank is a crane in the Scottish town of Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire Unitary Authority. In 1989 the building was added to the Scottish lists of monuments in the highest category A.

History

In 1871, the native of Glasgow Shipbuilding Company John Brown & Company moved to Clydebank. At the applied there a shipyard dry dock has been added 1890-1914. 1907, later known as " Titan Clydebank " designated crane for the price of £ 24,600 from the Glasgow crane and bridge builder Sir William Arrol & Company was installed at the end of the dock. Since cranes with lifting capacity comparable were available only in a few places, the crane will be awarded a significant share in the economic success of the shipyard. Although the crane during the Second World War represented a primary goal of the Air Force during the Clydebank Blitz, he remained undamaged. Following the bankruptcy of the products resulting from the merger of the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders yards in 1972, the crane was taken out of service. The majority of the outbuildings has since been demolished. As of 2005, the Titan Clydebank was restored for around £ 3.5m and in May 2007, 100 years after completion, open to visitors.

For operating times of the Titan Clydebank was involved in the construction of many famous ships. Among the cruise ships Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Elizabeth 2 also royal ships like the Britannia and war ships like the Hood were built there.

Description

The approximately 49 m high Titan Clydebank is a landmark on the Clyde River opposite the mouth of the Cart. The maximum lifting capacity of 46 m long boom was originally designed for 150 t, but was expanded in 1937 to 200 t.