Crane or cranes may refer to:

Common meanings

Crane (bird) Cranes are a family, the Gruidae, of large, long-legged, and long-necked birds in the group Gruiformes. The 15 species of cranes are placed in three genera, ''Antigone'', ''Balearica'', and '' Grus''. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated her ...

, a large, long-necked bird *

Crane (machine) A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It is mainly used for lifting heavy objects and transport ...

, industrial machinery for lifting **

Crane (rail) A railroad crane (North America: crane car or wrecker; UK: breakdown crane) is a type of Crane (machine), crane used on a rail transport, railroad for one of three primary purposes: freight handling in goods yards, maintenance of way, permanent ...

, a crane suited for use on railroads

People and fictional characters

Crane (surname) Crane is a surname. The name is a derivative from "Cron" in Old English or is the English translation of the German "Krahn" or "Kranich." According to The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain & Ireland, "Cron," "Krahn" and "Kranich" all me ...

, including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname *

Crane (given name) Crane is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Crane Brinton (1898–1968), American historian * Crane Kenney Crane Kenney is a Major League Baseball executive with the Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American p ...

, a list of people

Places

Barbados

The Crane, Saint Philip, Barbados The Crane is a resort hotel in Saint Philip in Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an a ...

United Kingdom

* River Crane, Dorset *

River Crane, London The River Crane, a tributary of the River Thames, runs 8.5 miles (13.6 km) in West London, England. It forms the lower course of Yeading Brook. It adjoins or passes through three London boroughs: Hillingdon, Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames ...

, a small river of London, branch to the Thames

United States

Crane, Indiana Crane is a town in Perry Township, Martin County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 184 at the 2010 census. The community is adjacent to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division. History Crane was originally known as Burns ...

, a town *

Crane, Missouri Crane (formerly Hickory Grove) is a town in Stone County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,495 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Crane was platted in 1895, taking its nam ...

, a town *

Crane, Montana Crane is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Richland County, Montana, United States. Its population was 102 according to the 2010 census. Crane has a post office with the ZIP code 59217. Montana Highway 16 passes through C ...

, a census-designated place and unincorporated community *

Crane, Oregon Crane is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States, northeast of Malheur Lake on Oregon Route 78. Its population was 129 at the 2010 census. History Crane was named for the prominent local fea ...

, a census-designated place and unincorporated community *

Crane County, Texas Crane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,675. The county seat is Crane. The county was created in 1887 and later organized in 1927. It was named for William Carey Crane, a pre ...

** Crane, Texas, a city and the county seat *

Crane, Virginia Crane is an unincorporated community in Bath County, Virginia, in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primari ...

, an unincorporated community *

Crane, Washington Crane is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. ...

, an unincorporated community *

Crane Creek (disambiguation) Crane Creek may refer to: *Crane Creek (California), a stream in Sonoma County *Crane Creek, California, a community in Mariposa County *Crane Creek (Melbourne, Florida) Crane Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high- ...

Crane Beach Crane Beach is a conservation and recreation property located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, immediately north of Cape Ann. It consists of a four-mile-long (6 km) sandy beachfront, dunes, and a maritime pitch pine forest. Five and a half miles ...

, Ipswich, Massachusetts *

Crane Island (Washington) Crane Island is one of the San Juan Islands in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It lies just off the southwestern shore of Orcas Island, between it and the northwest corner of Shaw Island. Crane Island has a land area of 0.956 km� ...

, one of the San Juan Islands * Crane Mountain, Oregon *

Camp Crane Camp Crane was a World War I United States Army Ambulance Service (USAAS) training camp, located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Its mission was to train ambulance drivers to evacuate casualties on the Western Front in France. It was named for Brigad ...

, a World War I United States Army Ambulance Service training camp located in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Businesses

* Crane (St. Paul's Churchyard), a historical bookseller in London * Crane & Co., a supplier of paper for US banknotes *

Crane Co. Crane Holdings, Co. is an American industrial products company based in Stamford, Connecticut. Founded by Richard Teller Crane in 1855, it became one of the leading manufacturers of bathroom fixtures in the United States, until 1990, when tha ...

, an American industrial products company *

Crane Bank Crane Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Uganda licensed and supervised by the Bank of Uganda (BOU), the central bank and national banking regulator. Crane Bank was acquired by DFCU Bank in January 2017 at a cost of Ush200 billion ($52.8 million ...

, a commercial bank in Uganda. *

Crane Merchandising Systems Crane Merchandising Systems is a designer and manufacturer of vending machines. Their manufacturing facility is located in Williston, South Carolina, United States. History Establishment Crane Merchandising Systems was founded in 1926 by B. E. ...

, a vending machine manufacturer * Crane Plumbing, a brand of plumbing fixtures made by

American Standard Brands American Standard Brands is a North American manufacturer of plumbing fixtures, based in Piscataway, New Jersey, United States. It is principally owned by the Lixil Group, with Bain Capital Partners holding a minority stake. The company was fo ...

Crane-Simplex Crane-Simplex was the common name of the Simplex Crane Model 5 luxury automobile, produced by the Simplex Automobile Company in New Brunswick, New Jersey, from 1915 to 1918. Crane-Simplex Company was formed in 1922 in Long Island City, New Yor ...

, an American car manufacturer, formerly named Crane Motor Car Company *

The Crane Group Companies The Crane Group Companies (also known as Crane Group) of Columbus, Ohio, USA, is a holding company of operating units primarily involved in the manufacturing and distribution of building products. Products include wood composite decking and rail ...

, an American construction and materials company

Arts and entertainment

* ''

The Crane ''The Crane'' is a 1992 short film distributed by the British Film Institute. The movie is set in London. The filming location was the Acton shopping precinct. The film took place at the 36th London Film Festival in 1992. Cast * Jude Law as ...

'', a 1992 short film starring Jude Law * ''Crane'' (TV series), a British TV series starring Patrick Allen, which ran from 1963 to 1965 *

Cranes (band) Cranes are a British rock music, rock band formed in 1985. History Formed in 1985Bite Back interview 1989 in Portsmouth, England by siblings Alison and Jim Shaw and named after the many mechanical crane (machine), cranes around the city's docks ...

, a British alternative rock band *

Zhuravli "Zhuravli" (russian: «Журавли́», p=ʐʊrɐˈvlʲi, '' Cranes''), first performed in 1969, is a famous Russian language song about soldiers who did not come back alive from battles. The song was composed by Yan Frenkel on translation of p ...

("Cranes"), a famous 1969 Russian song about World War II

Martial arts

Fujian White Crane Fujian White Crane, also known as White Crane Style () is a Southern Chinese martial art that originated in Yongchun County, Fujian () province. According to oral tradition, the style was developed by Fang Qiniang (方七娘; Amoy Min Nan: H ...

, a southern Chinese martial art *

Tibetan White Crane Tibetan White Crane (, "Tibetan White Crane Fist"), also known in Cantonese as Bak Hok Pai (, "White Crane Style"), is a Chinese martial art with origins in 15th-century Tibetan culture that has developed deep roots in southern China. Tibetan W ...

, a western/southern Chinese martial art *

Crane kick The crane kick is a fictionalized version of the Mae tobi geri ( ja, 前飛蹴). The move was created by Darryl Vidal for the classic film ''The Karate Kid'' (1984). The move is taught by the character Mr. Miyagi to Daniel LaRusso and eventually ...

Schools in the United States

Crane School of Music The Crane School of Music is located in Potsdam, New York, and is one of three schools which make up the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam. Crane consists of approximately 630 undergraduate and 30 graduate students and a faculty o ...

, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam, New York *

Crane Theological School Crane or cranes may refer to: Common meanings * Crane (bird), a large, long-necked bird * Crane (machine), industrial machinery for lifting ** Crane (rail), a crane suited for use on railroads People and fictional characters * Crane (surname), ...

, Medford, Massachusetts, a former seminary of Tufts University *

Crane High School (disambiguation) Crane High School may refer to one of the schools in the United States: * Crane High School (Chicago) * Crane High School (Illinois) * Crane High School (Missouri) * Crane High School (Texas) * Crane Union High School, in Crane, Oregon Crane is ...

Ships

* USFS ''Crane'', a United States Bureau of Fisheries fishery patrol vessel in commission from 1928 to 1940 which also served from 1940 to 1960 in the fleet of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as US FWS ''Crane'' * , a United States Navy ''Wickes''-class destroyer in commission from 1919 to 1922 and from 1939 to 1945 * USS ''Crane Ship No. 1'', the name from 1941 to 1955 of a United States Navy crane ship which formerly served as the battleship

Other uses

* Cranē, a nymph named by Ovid, identified with the goddess Carna * Cessna Crane, a British name for the United States built

Cessna AT-17 Bobcat The Cessna AT-17 Bobcat or Cessna Crane is a twin-engine advanced trainer aircraft designed and made in the United States, and used during World War II to bridge the gap between single-engine trainers and larger multi-engine combat aircraft. Th ...

training aircraft * Crane baronets, two extinct titles in the Baronetage of England *

Crane Melon The Crane Melon is an heirloom melon developed by Oliver Crane in the early 20th century. The melon is an edible gourd with sweet and fruity flesh. Characteristics The Crane Melon is a variety that was developed in the early 1900s in Penngr ...

, an heirloom melon