During a cruise to the Canary Islands and other places, Old Glory correspondent Phil Barnes visited both Gran Canaria and Tenerife where he found two ‘preserved’ cranes.
The larger of the two Having been transported to Gran Canaria it was then used in the construction of the levees, piers and breakwaters at the new ports of La Luz and Las Palmas. The purpose of the crane with its 80+ ton lifting capacity was to move heavy concrete blocks into position to facilitate construction of the ports. The crane, which is given as the fourth and last of its type, was dismantled around 1975, after which it was restored for final re-erection in its current position as a lasting industrial memorial and tribute to the men and engineers who constructed the ports.
