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The Baltimore Museum of Industry (BMI) today announced a call for the public\u2019s help in the final step of transforming the original 100-foot-tall shipyard crane that overlooks the museum\u2019s waterfront campus entrance. The museum is asking neighbors, residents and patrons of the museum to vote for the new color of the crane: orange, green, blue or red?<\/p>\n

Votes can be cast online at\u00a0www.thebmi.org<\/a>\u00a0or by texting the color of choice\u2014\u2019red\u2019, \u2018orange\u2019, \u2018green\u2019 or \u2018blue\u2019\u2014to 484848. Voting closes August 31. The winning color will be announced on September 6.<\/p>\n

In 2016, the museum launched the Save the Crane campaign with an online, crowd-sourced fund drive to fully restore the historic 1942 crane. The first phase of restoration\u2014cleaning and sealing the crane\u2019s cab, which included removing more than 350 lbs. of pigeon guano\u2014was completed in the spring of 2016. Now in its final phases of the renovation, the museum invites the public to help with the final step: painting the crane.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are so thankful for the many individuals, corporations, foundations, and public funders who have helped to make the crane\u2019s ongoing transformation possible,\u201d said Anita Kassof, executive director of the BMI. \u201cHaving the community be a part of this final phase is very important to us and we look forward to the fully-restored and freshly painted whirley crane becoming a celebrated and cherished icon in Baltimore for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

History of the Crane\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Built in 1942 and dubbed a \u201cwhirley crane\u201d for its ability to turn 360 degrees, this Bethlehem Steel Clyde Model 17 DE 90 crane was instrumental in Bethlehem Steel\u2019s prolific World War II shipbuilding effort. The crane\u2019s unique full rotation feature allowed it to help the Bethlehem Steel Fairfield shipyard hit record-breaking production numbers of Liberty and Victory ships during the war. With more than 44,000 workers and dozens of whirley cranes, the yard was building one vessel per month by mid-1943, and launching an average of one ship every thirty-five hours.<\/p>\n

Unlike many of its counterparts, this particular crane\u2019s service continued long after peace was restored. Following World War II, the crane was transferred to Bethlehem Steel\u2019s Key Highway shipyard. In an unprecedented experimental project in 1951, the crane helped \u201cjumboize\u201d a former Victory war ship for commercial use. This process involved adding a large midsection to the ship, and its historic success paved the way for many similar projects.<\/p>\n

The crane remained in active service until 1982, when the yard closed. Following the closing, the BMI, eager to help Baltimore hold onto its incredible shipbuilding heritage, pursued the crane as a donation. The shipyard\u2019s new owners obliged and the property\u2019s last standing crane was disassembled, sent down the Inner Harbor on barges, painted, and reassembled where it still stands at the BMI today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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