Loading logs in Aberdeen Harbour c1954

Date Added: 09 June 2014 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1954 Picture No: 2517

Photograph courtesy of Forestry Commission, Moray and Aberdeenshire Forest District.

No information on exact year or who took the photograph but shows a very atmospheric Aberdeen harbour where two steam cranes on rails are loading logs from the gale devastated forests into the holds of the freighter Anno. Two lorries, British Road Services and Aberdeen General Group have been hired to take the logs to the harbour and have cross bearers to allow slings to be passed through to enable appropriate sized loads to be lifted by the cranes.

Any information on the freighter and the types of cranes very welcome. Note the Aberdeen skyline in the back ground.

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Groups: Gale 1953, Northeast Scotland

2 Comments

There is an image of steam crane No.6 on Aberdeen harbour images shown on the the Aberdeen University site:

www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/harbour

Use the search term 'crane no 6'

This archive is a 'must' for anybody with an interest in Aberdeen Harbour.
Comment left on 09 June 2014 at 21:21 by Bill Rayner

Loading into the Holds of the Freighter Anno. 2-Lorries, Aberdeen General Group have been Hired to take the Logs to the Harbour and have Cross Bearers to allow Slings to be passed through to enable appropriate sized Loads to be lifted by the Cranes. Often Stacked on both the Waterloo & Blaickie’s Quay-sides.
Cranes Manufacttured by Thomas Smith, Crane Works, Rodley, Leeds and the Harbour Board had a number of variations of Cranes from this source. Comment left on 06 November 2023 at 20:54 by Edward Fowler

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