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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.

(This story was updated Nov. 15 with the latest information.)

MANITOWOC – Manitowoc’s two big blue cranes appear to be on the move but likely to remain in the city a little while longer than first expected.

A small crowd turned out for the possibility one of the two 200-foot-tall cranes, "Big Blue 70," may ship out at around 7 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 — but

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