Anyone who has driven into Portsmouth within the last few months would have noticed a huge odd-looking crane on a barge in Pounds Scrapyard, to the right of the motorway when driving into the city. Here is a picture of it I found online.
It's called a Canute crane and is based at Southampton Docks. Built in 1969 in Holland, it's 47m tall with a 200 tonne capacity. After driving past it most days I realised that I had to do it. Unfortunately I managed to leave my camera in the car and there was no way I was going back just to get it, so all the photos are taken on an iPhone so apologies for the lack of quality - 'It's the thought that counts'.
Might even be worth going back with a proper camera to take some of these in higher quality.
It's called a Canute crane and is based at Southampton Docks. Built in 1969 in Holland, it's 47m tall with a 200 tonne capacity. After driving past it most days I realised that I had to do it. Unfortunately I managed to leave my camera in the car and there was no way I was going back just to get it, so all the photos are taken on an iPhone so apologies for the lack of quality - 'It's the thought that counts'.
Might even be worth going back with a proper camera to take some of these in higher quality.
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