Friday, 7 February 2014

Garden Island, hammerhead crane

This hammerhead crane dominates the skyline at Garden Island naval dockyard, in the eastern suburb of Potts Point. Built in 1951, it is one of only 15 still standing in the world but has not been used since 1996, so will soon be demolished. Garden Island is a major marine engineering and refit centre for the Royal Australian Navy and Thales Australia. This view across Woolloomooloo Bay, in Sydney Harbour, is from The Domain.
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16 comments:

  1. Jane Bennett ArtistThursday, 6 February 2014 at 23:43:00 GMT+11

    Hi Jim, I've recently been painting this from Garden Island itself. For a couple of unusual viewpoints http://janebennettartist.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/hammerhead-crane.html
    http://janebennettartist.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/rust-never-sleeps-painting-hammerhead.html

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  2. RevrunnerThursday, 6 February 2014 at 23:44:00 GMT+11

    Not an easy task judging from the crane's location.

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  3. Stefan JanssonThursday, 6 February 2014 at 23:48:00 GMT+11

    Too bad they didn't decide to save it somewhere else.

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  4. Billy Blue EyesFriday, 7 February 2014 at 00:02:00 GMT+11

    That is one big mother I must say, never seen a crane that big. Shame it's being demolished.

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  5. Icy BCFriday, 7 February 2014 at 01:49:00 GMT+11

    What a fabulous photo!

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  6. MersadFriday, 7 February 2014 at 02:34:00 GMT+11

    Interesting to read that it hasn't been taken down for so long. I think that it looks very interesting in your photo, and I'm sure it will be a lot of work to take it down one day.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  7. Sylvia KFriday, 7 February 2014 at 07:57:00 GMT+11

    Amazing! Never seen one that large! A fabulous capture indeed, Jim!! Have a great weekend!

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  8. CarverFriday, 7 February 2014 at 08:00:00 GMT+11

    Great shot and such an interesting looking crane.

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  9. AnonymousFriday, 7 February 2014 at 08:06:00 GMT+11

    Another intriquing site and great photo ~ artmusedog and carol ^_^
    www.acreativeharbor.com

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  10. LewFriday, 7 February 2014 at 08:45:00 GMT+11

    The cranes used in ship yards are certainly impressive! I have never seen one like this.

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  11. LauraFriday, 7 February 2014 at 09:25:00 GMT+11

    It has a very interesting geometric form… quite sculptural really.

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  12. eileeninmdFriday, 7 February 2014 at 09:33:00 GMT+11

    It is different than the cranes, I am used to seeing. Very big too. Great photo!

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  13. LVFriday, 7 February 2014 at 10:45:00 GMT+11

    Just a plain, simple crane makes a nice sight with the sky as a backdrop.

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  14. HazelFriday, 7 February 2014 at 15:04:00 GMT+11

    That's an interesting crane; haven't seen on in a long time. Glad I saw one on your blog. Thanks.

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  15. RajeshFriday, 7 February 2014 at 15:22:00 GMT+11

    Great shots of the crane.

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  16. UnknownFriday, 7 February 2014 at 22:51:00 GMT+11

    Nice capture!

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