{"id":489,"date":"2016-04-14T13:35:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T13:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minutes.machine.market\/?p=489"},"modified":"2016-04-14T13:35:56","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T13:35:56","slug":"rosyth-dockyard-to-sell-uks-largest-crane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machine.market\/blog\/rosyth-dockyard-to-sell-uks-largest-crane\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosyth Dockyard to sell UK\u2019s largest crane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The largest crane in the UK has been put up for sale after helping to build two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers.<\/p>\n<p>Standing at 68 metres, the Goliath crane has dominated the West Fife skyline since it was installed at Rosyth Dockyard five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>It was brought to the UK from Shanghai, China, in order to build the Royal Navy\u2019s new aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.<\/p>\n<p>It was so big that it only passed under the Forth Bridge with two metres to spare while being delivered to the shipyard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/news\/former-john-brown-s-shipyard-to-be-transformed-1-4085626\">Former John Brown\u2019s shipyard to be transformed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The machine, costing \u00a312.2m, took two years to build and has a span of 120 metres.<\/p>\n<p>It also has the capacity to lift a weight of 1,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>The Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) confirmed that the process to sell the crane is now underway.<\/p>\n<p>Two sponsons &#8211; large sections of the carrier &#8211; have yet to be fitted to the HMS Prince of Wales.<\/p>\n<p>The ACA hope to have completed the sale in time for this process being carried out later this year.<br \/>\nRead more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/news\/rosyth-dockyard-to-sell-uk-s-largest-crane-1-4100140#ixzz45o8SYlcr\">http:\/\/www.scotsman.com\/news\/rosyth-dockyard-to-sell-uk-s-largest-crane-1-4100140#ixzz45o8SYlcr<\/a><br \/>\nFollow us: <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.tynt.com\/b\/rw?id=cqFF9Cwg8r5ygEacwqm_6r&amp;u=TheScotsman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheScotsman on Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/ec.tynt.com\/b\/rf?id=cqFF9Cwg8r5ygEacwqm_6r&amp;u=TheScotsmanNewspaper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TheScotsmanNewspaper on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The largest crane in the UK has been put up for sale after helping to build two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers. 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