EXHIBIT 23

        INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


        We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
        No. 333-35860 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 333-37636 on Form
        S-8, Registration Statement No. 333-50489 on Form S-8, Registration
        Statement No. 333-50487 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 333-
        50495 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-53709 on Form S-3,
        Registration Statement No. 33-36735 on Form S-8, Post-Effective
        Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-59389 on Form S-8,
        Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-59475 on
        Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-16555 on Form S-8 of our
        report dated January 16, 2001, appearing in and incorporated by
        reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Crane Co. for the year
        ended December 31, 2000.




        /s/  DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
             Stamford, Connecticut
             March 12, 2001