{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use British English|date=October 2017}} thumb|right|The James Watt Dock Crane The '''James Watt Dock Crane''' is a giant cantilever crane situated at Greenock on the River Clyde.
==History== It was built in 1917 by Sir William Arrol & Co.<ref name=sp>{{cite web |url=http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/68372/greenock-james-watt-dock-cantilever-crane/rcahms |title=Greenock, James Watt Dock, Cantilever Crane |publisher=scotlandsplaces.gov.uk |accessdate=11 July 2014}}</ref> It was rated to lift {{convert|150|t}}, and is a category A listed structure.<ref name=sp/><ref name=jwd>{{cite web |url=http://www.jameswattdockmarina.co.uk/jwd-history.html |title=Titan Crane |publisher=jameswattdockmarina.co.uk |accessdate=11 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083252/http://www.jameswattdockmarina.co.uk/jwd-history.html |archive-date=12 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Apart from an adjacent derelict mobile Smith Rodley, it is the only crane left in the dock after the yards were cleared for redevelopment.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u26IAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT52 |page=52 |title=Greenock & Gourock Through Time |last=Clark |first=Bill |publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited |year=2013 |isbn=9781445628462}}</ref>
The crane was used for the fitting out of ships.<ref name=jwd/>
==See also== * List of Category A listed buildings in Inverclyde * List of listed buildings in Greenock
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==External links== {{commons category}} * [http://catchingphotons.co.uk/blog/high-places/king-george-v-crane/ Photo gallery] at catchingphotons.co.uk
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Category:Buildings and structures in Greenock Category:Individual cranes (machines) Category:Category A listed buildings in Inverclyde Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1917 Category:1917 establishments in Scotland