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HARBOUR TUGBOATS Midgard, Asgard, Thor, and Odin Having placed the steam paddle tug into the game, we realized they were not “advanced technology”. They were, for example, too small and would have lacked the horsepower to deal with warships as they grew larger and heavier. The “Harbour Tugs” are one step toward more modern tugboats that were constantly being developed to meet ever-increasing needs. The new tugs were designed with better wheelhouse arrangements, better navigational equipment, heavier winch and towing capacity, and coal-fired steam engines developing higher horsepower. The Midgard Class tugs represent a first step toward more modern boats – more streamlined hulls with larger engines to handle bigger warships. These small tugs could be found performing almost any sort of duty in the harbour – nudging merchant ships into their berths, towing one or more barges or lighters, and towing or attending crane barges and work boats. They would be capable of doing jobs within the harbour or nearby coastal waters, but would not be suitable for seagoing duties. How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour! -
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LANGER HEINRICH – Floating Crane In the years leading up to the outbreak of war in 1914, the Kaiserliche Marine found itself building increasing numbers of large capital ships. They were also faced with rising political tensions in Europe and looking for ways to speed-up the building process. While the Imperial dockyards had built expensive cantilever cranes to handle the heavy lifting and fitting-out tasks, many of the private shipyards could not. The more realistic among planners also knew the coming of war would increase the need for fast repair work – some of it on a large scale. The Reichsmarineamt decided the solution to the problem was a “Grosser Schwimmkran” -- a large floating crane -- capable of performing the heaviest work, while self-propelled and able to be moved around inside a dockyard – or from one dockyard to another on demand. Thus was born the concept of “Langer Heinrich” (loosely translated – “Long Henry”). When completed in 1915, “Langer Heinrich” was a marvel of engineering and became the largest floating crane in the world. The gigantic crane served in two World Wars and had a long and productive life – finally being retired as a museum piece in 2002. How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour! -
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ESMERALDA CLASS Steam Paddle Tug Esmeralda, Sophia, and Helena The paddle wheel steam tug first came into use sometime around 1814 – probably once some bright lad realized there was a buck to be made towing sailing ships in and out of harbours when the winds were uncooperative. The cost of fitting a marine steam engine and paddle wheels to a ship could be comparatively costly in those days, but the advantages conveyed by steam propulsion over that of the wind, easily offset the costs. Steam tugs could sail with or without the wind, towing barges in coastal waters or rivers, moving sailing ships in and out of ports, and even towing sailing ships to ports upriver. By 1854 the Royal Navy even had small paddle wheel steam sloops and used them, and leased steam tugs, to tow sailing ships-of-the-line into bombardment formations off Sevastopol during the Crimean War. Steam paddle tugs were used all over the world and, barring accidents, had long and productive lives. They were simple and uncomplicated boats, with – for the most part – unsophisticated machinery and cheap coal propulsion. They required small crews, were usually wooden construction, and could be easily and cheaply repaired if damaged – possibly their chief reason for longevity. Our paddle tugs, the Esmeralda, Sophia, and Helena, were all patterned – with minor variations – on the “Carleton Hall” – a classic example of those in use during the first two decades of the 20th Century. She was launched in 1914, specifically for use in the “Tyneside” coaling trade. The ship type existed for just over 120 years, with the last working steam paddle tugs being retired in 1964. It should be noted, “Helena” is a diagonal model. How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour! -
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PROMETHEUS CLASS Collier USS Erie: Commissioned 1907 – 12,585 tons – length 142m (465 ft) – beam 18.3m (60 ft) – draft 8m (26 ft) – 16 knots From the turn of the last century, battle fleets the world over were powered by coal-fired boilers. Without ample supplies of coal, they would have been useless. Each nation’s fleet relied upon transport ships (colliers) to haul coal to coaling stations, or directly to the ships at sea. Great Britain, and to a lesser extent France, had numerous colonial possessions providing a complete round-the-world chain of coaling stations. Other nations had to use civilian commercial colliers. The US Navy considered it a strategic weakness to rely on civilian colliers or “leased” colliers from foreign nations. Unfortunately the US Congress was loath to pay for coaling vessels. Consequently, the Navy collier fleet consisted of a few purpose-built ships (the Proteus Class) and numerous merchant ships that were purchased as colliers, converted into colliers, or – rarely – built as a collier. These were loosely grouped as the Prometheus Class and followed no particular design pattern. USS Erie (Fleet Collier No.1) provided us with a basic design incorporating all the modern systems, a streamlined hull form, and pleasing lines for our model. She was laid down in 1907 and was converted to a repair ship in 1913 and renamed USS Vestal. She served through both World Wars, survived the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, and was scrapped in 1950. How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour! -
Prepping our steam tug fleet for publication:
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A sneak peak on our current historic steam tug fleet... First tug class will be published soon! For a more detailed view on these, have a look at @Dreadnought's CJs:
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The publication of packs has started, the first 10 are out: estimate there will be at least 20 more to come...
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BLÜCHER CLASS Armoured Cruiser SMS Blücher (1909) Displacement 15,842 tons – 161.8m (530 ft) in length – speed 25.4 knots – range 6,600 nautical miles – crew 41 officer, 812 enlisted men – 12x 21cm (8.3-in) guns – 8x 15cm (5.9-in) guns – 16x 8.8cm (3.5-in) guns – 4x 45cm (17.7-in) torpedo tubes – turret armour 18.5cm (7.3 in) – belt armour 19cm (7.5 in) – casemate armour 14cm (5.5 in) -- protective armoured deck 9cm (3.4 in). Technically speaking, SMS Blücher was designated as an armoured cruiser – but she was, in fact, the ship that bridged the gap between the armoured cruiser and the battlecruiser in the Imperial German Navy. She was specifically designed as a response to the new armoured cruisers known to be building in secret in Great Britain. Unfortunately, when the British cruisers were unveiled to the public – they turned out to be the revolutionary new concept of the battlecruiser. Though well-armoured, SMS Blücher was too slow, and her guns were too small to deal with the British threat – but she led directly to the introduction of the battlecruiser into the Imperial Navy. For full details of her design, construction, and operational service -- see “Imperial Dockyards Cuxhaven: Chapters 11, 12, and 13.” How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour! -
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SCHARNHORST CLASS Armoured Cruisers SMS Scharnhorst (1907) SMS Gneisenau (1908) Displacement 12,985 tons – 144m (475 ft) in length – speed 22.7 knots – range 4,800 nautical miles – crew 52 officer, 788 enlisted men – 8x 21cm (8.3-in) guns – 6x 15cm (5.9-in) guns – 18x 8.8cm (3.5-in) guns – 4x 45cm (18-in) torpedo tubes – turret armour 18.5cm (7.3 in) – belt armour 15cm (5.9 in) -- protective armoured deck 6cm (2.4 in). The Scharnhorst Class ships were the last armoured cruisers built for the Kaiserliche Marine. As such, they represented a considerable increase in combat power over the previous Roon Class. The new cruisers were specifically designed to be powerful enough to join the Hochseeflotte’s battle line if the need arose, and the German designers had provided increases in speed, armour, and firepower to ensure they would be superior to existing British armoured cruisers. As the pinnacle of an evolutionary process begun with the Victoria Louise Class protected cruisers, they are widely considered to be among the best of their kind. They are certainly among the most handsome armoured cruisers ever built. For details of their design and construction, see “Imperial Dockyards Cuxhaven: Chapter 07” – and Chapters 08 & 09 for their operational and wartime service. How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour! -
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ROON CLASS SMS Roon – 1906 SMS Yorck – 1904 Displacement 9,533 tons – 128.8m (419 feet) in length – speed 21.1 knots – range 4,200 nautical miles – crew 35 officers, 598 enlisted men – 4x 21cm (8.3 in) guns – 10x 15cm (5.9-in) guns – 14x 8.8cm (3.5-in) guns – 4x 45cm (17.7-in) torpedo tubes – deck armour 4cm (1.6 in) – turret armour 15cm (5.9 in) – belt armour 8-10cm (3.1-3.9 in) – protective armoured deck 6cm (2.4 in). The Roon Class ships were meant to be an improvement over the preceding Prinz Adalbert Class – but design limitations proved impossible to overcome. The designers intended the armoured cruisers to be a faster version of the Adalbert’s, but were unable to build them long enough to include the required boilers and larger engines. In 1902, when the ships were laid down, the existing docks and repair basins in Wilhelmshaven and Kiel were simply too short to accommodate the needed length. Only two additional boilers could be squeezed into the available space and her resulting 4.5 to 1 length-to-width ratio made her short, “tubby”, and no faster than her predecessors. The Roon Class ships proved to be smaller, lighter, and less heavily gunned than their English counterparts, and were widely thought of as unsuccessful in service. For complete details of design and service, see Imperial Dockyards: Cuxhaven – Chapter 06. How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour! -
Chapter 08: The Italian, The First Lord, Dreadnought, & The Unexpected
AP commented on Dreadnought's City Journal Entry in IMPERIAL DOCKYARDS: CUXHAVEN
Great to read such a large piece on the Italian side of that story, seems to me like this often gets overlooked. Amazing work per usual! Thank you very much!- 7 Comments
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DOCKWORKERS The Great Age of Discovery transpired between the 15th and 17th Centuries when ships of the European monarchies sailed to the far corners of the Earth in search of – what else – trade. And the 19th Century could truly have been said to be the Age of Industry and Commerce – fuelled by the bustle and wealth of seaports such as Liverpool, London, Hamburg, and Rotterdam. And before that, the cities of the ancient Hanseatic League had created thriving harbours for trade. But behind the romance and adventure of the High Seas – and the lure of fantastic wealth – were the simple dock workers. The men who’s daily labour kept the cosmos in motion. They were not rich, nor famous, but every day they unloaded ships arriving with exotic cargoes and loaded other ships with cargoes bound for equally exotic destinations. In the days of the Hanseatic League, the stevedores (dock labourers) formed “brotherhoods”, and the jobs were passed from father to son. During Henry VIII’s reign the “London Dockmen” formed a “Guild” and were granted a Royal Charter to accept young boys into apprenticeship. “Dockmen” were vital and essential elements of every harbour – big or small. The “people” in SC4 are just as vital – they bring our carefully crafted scenes to “life”. Without them, the cities in the game would be “lifeless” – a series of “Ghost towns”. Harbours and seaports are crowded, bustling places with work in progress in all directions. We have created an ingenious series of dock workers that will help you bring your harbours to life and lend authenticity to your scenes. How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour! -
Chapter 07: The Last Of The Armored Cruisers
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Really epic snapshots! The harbour scenes look so realistic. The busy bunkering, supply loading and personnel transfer scenes are depicting what life back then was really well!- 8 Comments
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SMS FÜRST BISMARCK SMS Furst Bismarck – Commissioned 1900 Displacement 10,690 tons – 127m (416 ft) in length – speed 18.7 knots – range 4,560 nautical miles – crew 36 officer, 585 enlisted men – 4x 24cm (9.4 in) guns – 12x 15cm (5.9 in) guns – 10x 8.8cm (3.1 in) guns – 6x 45cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes – deck armour 3cm (1.2 in) – turret armour 20cm (7.9 in) – belt armour 20cm (7.9 in) – protective armoured deck 5cm (2 in). SMS Furst Bismarck was the first armoured cruiser designed and built for the Kaiserliche Marine. As an experimental ship, she represented a “one-ship-class” and had been built largely in response to the French armoured cruiser Dupuy de Lome (the first of her kind). The armoured cruiser was a new and innovative ship type and the French built her as a powerful commerce raider. Furst Bismarck was designed to protect German colonial interests against the French menace. The German design could have been faster – but she mounted a powerful main battery with a superbly designed and unusually strong armour suite. She was, in fact, designed to be a “cruiser killer”. Furst Bismarck spent most of her operational life assigned to the German East Asiatic Squadron. She was a handsome ship – solidly built and heavily armed – and showed her Sovereign’s flag in the far corners of the world with distinction. For complete details on her design, construction, and operational history -- see IMPERIAL DOCKYARDS CUXHAVEN: Chapter 03 -- "The Advent Of The Armored Cruiser How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour! -
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Prinz Adalbert Class SMS Friedrich Carl – Commissioned 1903 SMS Prinz Adalbert – Commissioned 1904 Displacement 9,087 tons – 123.5m (415 ft) in length – speed 20 knots – range 5,080 nautical miles – crew 25 officer, 551 enlisted men – 4x 21cm (8.3 in) guns – 10x 15cm (5.9 in) guns – 12x 8.8cm (3.1 in) guns – 4x 45cm (17.7 in) torpedo tubes – deck armour 25mm (1 in) – turret armour 150mm (5.9 in) – conning tower 150mm (5.9 in) – belt armour 100mm (3.9 in) – protective armoured deck 80mm (3.1 in). The Prinz Adalbert Class of two ships were the third class of armoured cruisers built for the Kaiserliche Marine. After the navy’s experiment with only two main battery guns on a cruiser (SMS Prinz Heinrich), the seagoing officer corps strongly urged a return to a four-gun arrangement. Ever mindful of the costs involved, the new cruisers would mount four 8.3-inch rather than two 9.4-inch guns. It was hoped the faster rate of fire would offset the lighter shell weight. In other respects, the new cruisers were a distinct improvement – the arrangement of the armour was adjusted for better coverage – the protected armour deck was thickened – and more powerful engines were installed to increase speed. In 1914 Prinz Adalbert served with IV Scouting Group in the Baltic and was lost on 19 October, when the British submarine E-8 hit her with a spread of torpedoes. SMS Friedrich Carl also served in the Baltic and was lost in a Russian-laid minefield on 17 November 1914. For full details of their design, construction, and operational history – see IMPERIAL DOCKYARDS CUXHAVEN: Chapter 05 – “An Ill-Fated Lot”. How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour! -
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Victoria Louise Class 5 ships built in total – SMS Victoria Louise – Hertha – Freya – Vineta – Hansa Commissioned between 1898 and 1899 – 5,660 tons – 110m (362 ft) in length – speed 19.5 knots – range 3,412 nautical miles – crew 31 officers, 446 enlisted men – 2x21cm (8.3 inch) guns – 8x 15cm (5.9 inch) guns – 10x 8.8cm (3.5 inch) guns – 3x 45cm (17.7 inch) submerged torpedo tubes – deck armour 4cm (1.5 inches) – turret armour 10cm (4 inches) – casemates 10cm (4 inches) -- protective armoured deck 10cm (3.9 inches) The Victoria Louise Class of five ships were “Protected Cruisers” – the first, and last -- protected cruisers built for the Kaiserliche Marine. Prior to their construction, all cruisers in the Imperial German Navy were unprotected – no armour protection and only half-inch steel hull plates. These ships were the transition from steam-powered cruisers with sailing rig, to the modern cruisers already found in foreign navies. Short-lived, they served in home waters as well as on foreign duty stations – most notably with the German East Asiatic Squadron based in Tsingtau, China. Their construction and service provided the knowledge and experience to modernize the cruisers of the growing Imperial German Navy. They were the forerunner of the larger and more powerful armoured cruisers. For full details of their construction and operational history – see “IMPERIAL DOCKYARDS CUXHAVEN: Chapter 02 – Protected Cruisers – A Brief Experiment”. How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour! -
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Chapter 04: Innovation On A Budget
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Another great chapter my friend! I am certain I said it in a PM before but I also really like the landscaping! -
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MARITIME CRANES Maritime cranes are a feature of every seaport the world over. The London Docks were famous in their heyday for the forest of cargo booms stretching along the Thames. Cranes come in all shapes and sizes. Some deal with “break-bulk cargo” – usually pallets stacked with crates, boxes, or bags of assorted goods. Bigger cranes can handle bulk goods or construction jobs. And then there are gigantic cranes found only in naval bases, shipbuilding yards, or special-purpose industries. These monsters were classified as “Cantilever Cranes” and were used, primarily, in the building of large warships in the first half of the last century. We have provided five basic cranes, in a variety of different configurations: Loading Crane – lift capacity 12 tons -- typically used to unload trucks in a warehouse yard or maintenance facility. Yard Crane – lift capacity 20 tons -- used to unload trains or assemble large pieces of equipment. Cargo Crane – lift capacity 100 tons -- loading or unload ships, moving coal, or repair work. Port Crane – lift capacity 150 tons -- found around dry docks or repair basins for large ships. Cantilever Crane – lift capacity 250 tons -- used around a construction basin or a “fitting-out” dock. OR – you can use them any way you wish. All have been meticulously researched from numerous old photos. The Port Crane was patterned after naval shipyard cranes in service with the US Navy in the mid-1930’s and can be found in photos of the Brooklyn and Philadelphia Navy yards. Some of these cranes saw service well into the 1970’s. Our Cantilever Crane is a recreation of the famous “Titan” built in 1907 on the Clydebank in Glasgow, Scotland, for the John Brown Shipyard. The shipyard had a reputation for building fine ships and the Royal Navy awarded contracts for such ships as HMS Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary, and others. Titan’s heavy lift capacity was used in the fitting-out basin where engines, boilers, and main battery guns were hoisted aboard battleships. Titan’s jib could rotate in a complete circle, and had a reach of 150 feet – but her 161-foot height was fixed to concrete piles sunk 75 feet into the ground. If you wanted to work on part of the warship beyond 150 feet – you had to move the ship – not the crane. The nearby Finnieston Crane (also a cantilever) was used to load entire locomotives onto ships for world-wide shipment. How to use This pack contains .SC4model-files and props as .SC4desc-files. So, by installing this pack nothing will directly appear in your game. You can use the props on your own lots or convert the SC4models into buildings, as you please. Since most props are to be used on water lots and props naturally align with the surface level, they will sink to the sea floor, if you do not stick to the guidelines on how to use props on water lots. Finally you will need to follow the instructions on how to make a lot transparent. You will find the props in any Lot-Editor under the prefix A_1P_h_ As per request from the community, I have also included a version of the ship without historic flags and crew. Please visit @Dreadnought's CJ to get detailed descriptions and the historical backgrounds to these prop packs. You will see a wonderful display of the results of our long collaboration there and can get a preview of what might be hidden in the coming prop packs or simply get some inspiration for your own harbour!
