Keywords: League Island Crane Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1923.jpg en Ships at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on May 31 1923 In the center of the photo is the League Island Crane built 1919 by the McMyler-Interstate Company in Bedford Ohio it was the world's largest crane at the time of its construction The smaller crane to the right is the Ex-USS Kearsarge BB-5 which was converted into Crane Ship No 1 in 1920 In front of the crane is the Clemson class destroyer USS Lamson DD-328 United States Navy - http //www history navy mil/photos/images/h43000/h43453 jpg US Navy 1923-05-31 Port cranes in the United States 1923 photographs Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Clemson class destroyers History of industry in Pennsylvania PD-USGov-Military-Navy |