An item reported the planned departure at 08.00 o’clock next morning
from the shipyard Gusto (firm A.F. Smulders), Schiedam,
Netherlands
of the huge crane built for account of the Italian government. She was to be
towed by the Dutch tug Schelde captain W. Verschoor of the Internationale
Sleepdienst Maatschappij towards Spezzia, Italy.(1)
Note
1.The 150 tons derrick crane built with yard number 410 for the Italian
navy?. The edition dated 28 June mentioned a giant floating crane able to lift
150 ton with a range of 26,50 or 25-40 ton with a range of 45,50 metres or with
110 ton when the arm of the crane was point straight upward with a range of 22,25 metres.
