Herman the German

Now who says war isn't good for anyone?  It's panned out pretty well for the Panama Canal Company as they are now using Herman the German, a crane built by Hitler in 1941 and taken as war booty by the US.

It was reputed to be able to lift 750 tons but only now manages 350 metric tons.  Age can do that to a fellow!  There were three of these monsters built.  One was taken by the Russians, but nobody knows where it is now, and one was towed by the Brits across the channel but it got lost in a storm and sank.  This is the remainding one and it spent 50 years in Long Beach before ending up here working to lift the massive doors to the locks when they need repairing.  In the words of John Lennon: "Let's give war a chance!"  Or have I got that wrong?