File:View north-northeast of drydock no. 2 and its portal cranes. Main crane, 50 long tons capacity-maximum height 118 "2", is at left; whip crane, 53 long tons capacity maximum HAER PA,51-PHILA,709B-3.tif

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Title
View north-northeast of drydock no. 2 and its portal cranes. Main crane, 50 long tons capacity-maximum height 118 "2", is at left; whip crane, 53 long tons capacity maximum height 173 "8" is at center; auxiliary crane, 15 long tons capacity-maximum height 161 "0" is at right. Building at left is the turret shed. The vessel at the lower right of the photograph is a receiving ship formerly used for processing and temporary housing of naval personnel. - Naval Base Philadelphia-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Drydock No. 2, League Island, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Depicted place Pennsylvania; Philadelphia County; Philadelphia
Date 1995
date QS:P571,+1995-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HAER PA,51-PHILA,709B-3
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  • Significance: Drydock No. 2 was built during the period of rapid technological change in naval shipbuilding. The original plan was for a timber drydock, but it gave the government an option of changing to require a drydock built with stone and concrete. In 1901 the plan was changed to stone and concrete construction. No pile foundation was called for in this new contract. No pile foundation was called for in this new contract...
  • Survey number: HAER PA-387-B
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3418.photos.359972p
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