Public demonstration of Mort's Dock Steam Crane (C009), Fitzroy Dock, Cockatoo Island Public demonstration of Mort's Dock Steam Crane (C009), Fitzroy Dock, Cockatoo Island

The oldest steam crane on Cockatoo Island, the Mort’s Dock steam crane has a 9.5 metre jib, and its original lifting capacity was 25 tons. It was built by Mort’s Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain and installed next to Fitzroy Dock in 1891. For over a century it was part of the operating equipment of Fitzroy Dock, last used with steam prior to 1965 and used on compressed air until 1985. Like the No. 2 Travelling Steam Crane, the Mort's Dock Steam Crane is one of the few surviving steam operated cranes in Australia. It has been restored by the Harbour Trust Volunteer Restoration team and is an invaluable piece of Cockatoo Island’s history.

The oldest steam crane on Cockatoo Island, the Mort’s Dock steam crane has a 9.5 metre jib, and its original lifting capacity was 25 tons. It was built by Mort’s Dock and Engineering Company at Balmain and installed next to Fitzroy Dock in 1891. For over a century it was part of the operating equipment of Fitzroy Dock, last used with steam prior to 1965 and used on compressed air until 1985. Like the No. 2 Travelling Steam Crane, the Mort's Dock Steam Crane is one of the few surviving steam operated cranes in Australia. It has been restored by the Harbour Trust Volunteer Restoration team and is an invaluable piece of Cockatoo Island’s history.