saving whirley crane cw 3204 “we can do it” whirley crane rescue team
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SAVING WHIRLEY CRANE CW 3204
“WE CAN DO IT” WHIRLEY CRANE RESCUE TEAM
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In November 2005,
Whirley Crane CW 3204 was moved to Shipyard #3 and became an icon of
Rosie the Riveter/
World War II Home Front
National Historical Park.
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WHAT IS A WHIRLEY CRANE?A versatile crane that can rotate 360 degrees
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WHIRLEY CRANE CW 3204
• 1935 – Built by Clyde Iron Works, Inc., of Duluth, MN for Mason-Walsh-Atkinson-Kier Co.
• 1935 - Shipped to Washington for construction of the Grand Coulee Dam
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WHIRLEY CRANE CW 3204
• 1941 - Relocated to Todd California Shipbuilding Corp. (later Kaiser) in Richmond, California
• 1998 – Retired by Levin Terminals after 63 years of service
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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
• LAST SURVIVING WHIRLEY CRANE FROM RICHMOND WW II KAISER SHIPYARDS
• IMPORTANT PIECE OF WW II HOME FRONT HISTORY
• PART OF ROSIE THE RIVETER WW II HOME FRONT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
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The Kaiser Company used the Whirley cranes to speed up production.
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The cranes lifted the massive
PRE-ASSEMBLED sections into place.
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Prior to 1940, the average time to build a cargo ship
was one year.
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The Richmond Kaiser Shipyards hold the record for the fastest construction
of a cargo ship during
World War II.
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The Robert E Perry: 4 days 15 hours
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The Cranes were the most recognizable symbol of the
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards
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Shipyard #2 under construction
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Whirley Crane 3204 Came from
Shipyard #1,
and may have helped to build the
Red Oak Victory
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RED OAK VICTORY, RICHMOND CA
Rosie the Riveter WW II Home Front National Historical Park
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CHALLENGES
• CRANE WEIGHS 200 TONS• ONLY ONE CRANE IN CALIFORNIA
LARGE ENOUGH TO LIFT ONTO A BARGE
• RAILS AT DESTINATION ARE 30 INCHES NARROWER THAN EXISTING RAILS
• NEW FOUNDATION REQUIRED UNDER ONE NEW RAIL
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NEW FOUNDATION IN HISTORIC DRYDOCK GALLERIES
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Josephine, “the Hook” WW II Crane Operator
A “Rosie”
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Another “Rosie”
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More “Rosies”
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THANKS TO:
• Rosie the Riveter Trust• National Park Service• City of Richmond• Dozens of businesses and private
citizens who contributed $130,000 in cash and services to make it happen