Eriksberg Crane

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The Eriksberg Crane.

The Eriksberg Crane (

landmarks
and an important relic of its industrial and maritime heritage.

The company

Göta Älv, on the island of Hisingen.[1]

The main structure of the crane was fashioned in eight sections by

Göta Älv to Gothenburg.[2][3] The crane was assembled and erected at one of the dry docks in the Eriksberg shipyard in 1969.[4] The lifting gear was manufactured by Pohlig-Heckel-Bleichert (PHB) in Cologne.[5]

The Eriksberg Crane from the river.

However, in the event the new gantry crane only saw a decade of use. Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad was bought out by the Swedish state in 1975, becoming part of the

nationalised Svenska Varv, and production at the Gothenburg shipyard was wound down in 1978–1979, with the yard's final vessel, the M/T Atland, being delivered on 15 June 1979.[6]

From 1993 the crane has been used for bungee jumping, and at 84 metres in height, it is Sweden's highest bungee-jumping location.[7]

It was recognised as a listed building in 2012.[8]

Although no longer operational, the Eriksberg Crane is the only remaining

USD), and transported to Ulsan in South Korea.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rune Olsson, Sagan om Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad AB, Varvshistoriska Föreningen I Göteborg, 2014.
  2. ^ "Transporthistoria skrivs på NOHAB. Levererar jättekran". Trollhättans Tidning. 1968-12-18.
  3. ^ "Operation jättetransport har nu inletts på NOHAB". Trollhättans Tidning. 1968-12-20.
  4. ^ Rune Olsson, Sagan om Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad AB, Varvshistoriska Föreningen I Göteborg, 2014.
  5. ^ ”Eriksbergs bockkran”, article by Olle Niklasson in Göteborgs-Posten, 14 March 2013, updated 22 January 2014.
  6. ISBN 978-91-7029-757-1
    , s. 53.
  7. ^ “Eriksbergs bockkran blir byggnadsminne”, Länsstyrelsen I Västra Götalands län. Press release 26 June 2012.
  8. ^ Beslutsdatum 2012-06-25. Eriksbergs bockkran.
  9. ^ ”Eriksbergs bockkran”, article by Olle Niklasson in Göteborgs-Posten, 14 March 2013, updated 22 January 2014.

57°41′51″N 11°54′32″E / 57.6976°N 11.9090°E / 57.6976; 11.9090

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