General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard, Dravo Cranes, 97 East Howard Street, Quincy, Norfolk County, MA. Surveyed as HAER MASS,11-QUI,10F-, with 1 photograph and a 968-word written history.
“The versatile Dravo Cranes are significant as an integral component of several phases of the shipbuilding processes at the Quincy-Fore River Shipyard from the early to”
Written record, HAER MASS,11-QUI,10F- survey. Machine-read text.
surveyed by the federal HAER program as HAER MASS,11-QUI,10F- · the record runs 968 words · one of 94 surveyed structures published for this county.
1 photograph from the federal survey record, Library of Congress.
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97 East Howard Street at Fore River, Quincy/Bmintrrtr, MA. Bounded by East Howard Street (west), Quincy Avenue (south), Weymouth Fore River (east), South Street, Washington Street, and Fore River Bridge (north). Property lies in the cities of Quincy and Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. USGS Weymouth, MA Quadrangle, Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinates: A. B. Fabricator: Dravo Corporation, Engineering Works Division, Pittsburgh, PA Date of Construction:
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This documentation was undertaken in June/July by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) in accordance with a Memorandum of Agreement. Portions of the Shipyard will serve as a staging area and shipping point during construction of sewage treatment facilities on Deer Island in Boston Harbor and for other water supply and waste-treatment related activities. The Dravo Cranes are proposed for demolition. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION SHIPYARD "Adduiidiup Dravo Cranes (Structure HAER No. MA-26-F (Page 2) Preparen Virginia A. Fitch The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. 387 Lonsdale Avenue Pawtucket, RI GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION SHIPYARD - MfUntliiin Dravo Cranes (Structure HAER No.
MA-26-F (Page 3) Description and Operation The General Dynamics Corporation/Quincy-Fore Shipyard possesses four similar 15-ton Dravo Revolving Gantry Cranes. Two are located on Outfitting Pier 3 (see HAER No. MA-26-D) in the east-central waterfront area and two in the south plate yard, south-west area of the shipyard. All were acquired by the Bethlehem Steel Company in and Dravo sited at the north end of Pier 3, was acquired in From the completion of Pier 3 in until circa when D-2 was relocated to the pier, D-l operated alone. The gantry crane's superstructure has four legs, each built of box-section lattice girders. They are spaced 40 feet apart at the base on the east and west and 30 feet apart on the north and south.
The legs slant inward so that in plan the crane measures feet at the bottom and feet at the top of the legs. The legs are joined at the top by the main platform and at the bottom by plate box girders. The legs are not joined on the north and south, leaving the tower open in the direction of travel. The legs are braced in three stages. The pivot pin is 73 feet, 8 inches above the travel rails and turns a ring mechanism set in a steel plate structure which supports the drive mechanism and operator's deck and housing. The crane boom is 85 feet long with a counter weight of pounds. With a 15 ton load it has a hoisting speed of 55 and a rotating speed of It has a 15 ton capacity within a 35 to 60 foot radius.
In operation, two sets of wire ropes pass from drums in the welded steel plate combination machine house/operator's cab through a series of sheaves to raise and lower the boom and hoist hook. Power is provided by a 65 electric motor and transmission. The drive motor for swinging movement comes from a 15 motor. Both run on 230 volt electric current. The crane travels on four trucks, each with a pair of double flanged wheels running on track laid 30 feet on center. The rail is marked OH BS CO. STEELTON Access up the crane is via a series of ladders originating at the southeast leg.
Conditions The crane is in fair condition and was in use until the ship yard closed in Historical Significance The Dravo cranes were purchased by Bethlehem Steel as part of major yard improvements to gear up for World War II military construction. Two were placed in the plate yard area, one on the GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION SHIPYARD AUikiiduai Dravo Cranes (Structure HAER No. MA-26-F (Page 4) newly constructed Outfitting Pier 3 and one in the basin area. In these locations, the cranes were integral to three phases of the shipbuilding process: unmodified steel plate handling, hull fabrication, and fitting out. Their role in yard activities spanned the period from the early until when the shipyard closed.
Components of much of the yard's output was handled by these versatile hoisting machines. When erected, the Dravo cranes represented the state-of-the-art in shipbuilding hoisting equipment. They combined the high clearance and wide range of action essential for shipbuilding with the added advantages of boom lift and crane travel. Many of the subsequent cranes installed in the shipyard were designed in a similar mode, reflecting the success of this type of crane. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION SHIPYARD ' Aihkndiim Dravo Cranes (Structure HAER No. MA-26-F (Page 5) Bibliography Bethlehem Steel Company Yard Plans Sheets 1A, 2, 4, 4A, Boston Affiliates, Inc. Quincv-Fore River Shipyard Historic Resources Survey and Addendum.
Prepared for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, October 20, and January 2, General Dynamics Corporation File Records at Shipyard General Dynamics Corporation Yard Plans Sheets 1A, 2, 4, 4A, revised to [Note: For archival and additional sources, see Addendum to General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard HAER No. MA-26.]
General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard
Aiuivuuimi Dravo Cranes (Structure I1AER No. MA-26-F (Page 6) Location Map ADDENDUM TO: HAER MA-26-F GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION SHIPYARD, DRAVO HAER MASS,11-QUI,10F- CRANES (Structure No. 97 East Howard Street Quincy Norfolk County Massachusetts FIELD RECORDS HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior C Street NW Washington, DC
| Quincy, Massachusetts | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Norfolk County, Massachusetts | 278 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report, and the sheets the survey produced. Those published here appear above. |
The federal surveyors worked through Quincy building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
 | General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard | HAER MASS,11-QUI,10- | 7,724 words |
 | Souther Tide Mill Dam | HAER MASS,11-QUI,11- | 4,250 words |
 | General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard | HAER MASS,11-QUI,10H- | 3,334 words |
 | General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard | HAER MASS,11-QUI,10I- | 2,661 words |
 | Adams Mansion | HABS MASS,11-QUI,5- | 1,777 words |
 | General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard | HAER MASS,11-QUI,10G- | 1,720 words |
 | General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard | HAER MASS,11-QUI,10A- | 1,679 words |
 | General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard | HAER MASS,11-QUI,10B- | 1,658 words |
 | General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard | HAER MASS,11-QUI,10E- | 1,486 words |
 | General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard | HAER MASS,11-QUI,10C- | 1,411 words |
 | General Dynamics Corporation Shipyard | HAER MASS,11-QUI,10D- | 1,036 words |
 | John Quincy Adams Birthplace | HABS MASS,11-QUI,7- | 820 words |
 | John Adams Birthplace | HABS MASS,11-QUI,6- | 639 words |
| Adams Mansion Flower Garden | HABS MASS,11-QUI,5A- | 92 words | |
 | Adams Mansion | HABS MASS,11-QUI,5D- | 78 words |
 | Adams Mansion | HABS MASS,11-QUI,5E- | 40 words |
 | Stone Temple | HABS MASS,11-QUI,8- | 39 words |
 | Granite Railway | HABS MASS,11-QUI,4- | 37 words |
| Adams Mansion | HABS MASS,11-QUI,5C- | 35 words | |
 | Adams Mansion | HABS MASS,11-QUI,5B- | 35 words |
 | Colonel Josiah Quincy House | HABS MASS,11-QUI,3- | 34 words |
 | Milestones H | HABS MASS,11-QUI,9- | 8 words |
 | Old Railroad House | HABS MASS,11-QUI,4C- | 0 words |
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