. Contemporary American biography . is capable of hauling out vessels of 1,000 tons register. Inaddition to these facilities the Cramp Company is permitted to use the United States dry dockat the League Island Navy Yard for docking and repairing vessels too large for that at its ownyards. (14) Last, but not least, among the structures of this extensive plant is the floatingderrick called the Atlas, the largest and most powerful in the world. This great tool, built in1892, is the most important single feature of the works, and it alone cost more than the entireplant of any single ship-building
. Contemporary American biography . is capable of hauling out vessels of 1,000 tons register. Inaddition to these facilities the Cramp Company is permitted to use the United States dry dockat the League Island Navy Yard for docking and repairing vessels too large for that at its ownyards. (14) Last, but not least, among the structures of this extensive plant is the floatingderrick called the Atlas, the largest and most powerful in the world. This great tool, built in1892, is the most important single feature of the works, and it alone cost more than the entireplant of any single ship-building establishment on the Delaware prior to 1860—a fact whichaffords a striking illustration of the growth of this industry in recent years. This derrick hasa maximum lifting capacity of 125 tons. Its extreme height from deck to masthead is 11 feet7i inches, and the dimensions of the pontoon or float structure are 74 feet in length by 62 feet inwidth. The length of boom is 58 feet 6 inches and its swing clear of pontoon 36 feet. With.
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