Monday, December 1, 2008

View inside jumbo ships & container ships converted into Crane Ships Pictures

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Auxiliary crane ships are converted commercial container ships, equipped with pedestal cranes capable of lifting containers and other cargo. These are used to unload cargo from their own holds as well from other vessels at port facilities which do not have their own cargo handling capability.

These ships give the Military Sea lift Command the ability to deliver cargo to locations that would otherwise be inaccessible or difficult to deliver cargo to in a timely manner. This increases the Command's capabilities in responding to needs worldwide, both in locations which are underdeveloped as well as those that have suffered destruction from conflict or natural disasters.

The ships retain the ability to carry more than 300 standard containers. ( content from Wiki )
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