One of the most distinctive features of the Navy Yard is the cranes, of course. While no longer an active shipyard, there are still several cranes at work, unloading cargo ships and barges, and several remnants of defunct machines. Big, old, complicated industrial structures are one of my favorite things to draw, but after months at the Navy Yard, I don't need to draw another crane anytime soon. I already posted a series of studies of the two Orton cranes by Dry Dock 4. Nearby, this derelict old crane stands in Dry Dock 1.
But it's not just derelict cranes and crane remnants. There are still working cranes servicing active docks. These hulking behemoths are all on tracks that let them travel up and down the docks and piers. You'd think they'd be slow and lumbering, but they actually move along at quite a clip!
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