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Goliath
Goliath in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Goliath is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Goliath is a crane in Rosyth Dockyard, Scotland, with a lift capacity of 1,000 tonnes (980 long tons; 1,100 short tons), the largest in Britain.
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Background
History
The Goliath was brought to Rosyth from Shanghai in 2011. The crane was used for the assembly of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. In 2016, it was announced by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance that the Goliath was to be sold. As of 2019 the decision to sell Goliath has been reversed.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0250, -3.4509
Sources
- wikidata: Q16982283 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Goliath (Rosyth) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Goliath?
- Goliath is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.0250°, -3.4509°.