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Two large blue cranes built in Manitowoc are being prepared for shipment to U.S. Navy shipyards.

The 200-foot-tall cranes will be used to service submarine fleets in Washington state and Hawaii.

These are the second and third such cranes built in Manitowoc, following the original "Big Blue" in 2021.

The cranes were built by Broadwind Heavy Fabrications as part of a contract with the Finnish company Konecranes.

MANITOWOC – Manitowoc’s two big blue cranes appear to be on the move.

Friday afternoon, Nov. 14, one of the 200-foot-tall cranes was seen being prepared for shipment with a tugboat nearby in the water.

While the Herald Times Reporter could not immediately confirm when the cranes would be transported, online reports suggested at least one of the cranes cou

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