ble of sup- porting no less than 70,000 tons. It was also necessary to erect a double gantry (one of the most striking features of the port), 840 feet long, 105 feet wide, in each of the two berths, and 220 feet in height at the tallest point of the canti- lever crane. The gantry is equipped with… … latest Parsons design, the rotor being 12 feet in diameter and 13 feet 8 inches long. The turbine shaft is 20 inches in diam- eter and the tail shaft 221%4 inches. The turbine propeller is cost, the floating crane which will transfer the boilers to the a solid manganese bronze four-bladed wheel, 16…
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