Tower 4 Goes To Sea
Summer, 1957

From a series of news clippings acquired by Radomes, Inc. in May, 2001


Portland, ME Evening Express 6/27/57


Portland, ME Evening Express 6/27/57


The New York Times 6/28/57


Business Week 6/29/57

Sinking the platform tripod

This series of photos was taken by a member of the tower construction crew and is part of a set of contact proof sheets of photos acquired by Radomes, Inc. in May 2001.

Unlike Towers 2 and 3, which sat in shallow water, Tower 4 with legs over 300 feet tall, required bracing underwater. This can be clearly seen in the photos on this page. As a result, the tower platform could not be pre-attached, then jacked into place after floating out to sea.

Tower 4 was floated out in two pieces, the platform, and the legs. The legs were towed out in a horizontal position, then sunk after arriving on station. The little cabin seen at the top of the structure was where the crew controlled the sinking by flooding the caissons.


... and here we are. Nothing to it, right? Tower 4`s platform is being floated into place and attached. The bracing near the top, and the control cabin are temporary and were removed before the platform was jacked into place.