UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

[X]	Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the plan year ended December 31, 2001	

[   ]	Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ______ to _____	

Commission file number 0-6645

A. Full title of the Plan and the address of the Plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

B. Name of the issuer of securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of it's principal executive office:
THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.
500 So. 16 th Street
Manitowoc, WI 54220

 There are no exhibits to this document. 

REQUIRED INFORMATION

The following financial statements and schedules of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974, as amended, are filed herewith.

THE MANTIOWOC COMPANY, INC.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 For the period ending December 31,

 	                          2001	                      2000	
 	 	 	
Cash & Equivalents	$       276,147	$        195,487	
Contributions Receivable	33,360	174,495	
Investment in Fixed Income Mutual Funds	564,937	--	
Investment in Company Stock	6,980,115	6,769,383	
Investment in Mutual Funds	6,283,238	--	
Investment in Small Cap Fund	--	363,978	
Investment in S&P 500 Index	--	1,540,459	
Investment in Equity Fund	--	501,545	
Investment in Bond Fund	--	506,568	
Investment in Balanced Fund	                   --	       3,591,410	
 	 	 	
     Assets Available for Plan Benefits	$  14,137,796	$   13,643,323	

Change in Assets Available for Plan Benefits:	 	 	 	 	
Opening Balance	$13,643,323	 	$14,308,926	 	
Interest Income	6,329	 	5,657	 	
Dividend Income	307,819	 	176,820	 	
Employee Contributions	1,346,945	 	1,939,775	 	
Employer Contributions	49,686	 	241,851	 	
Benefit Payments	(1,109,567	)	(1,439,802	)	
Fees	(8,859	)	(33,908	)	
Realized Gain/(Loss)	35,720	 	101,450	 	
Unrealized Gain/(Loss)	        (133,601	)	      (1,657,446	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
     Ending Balance of Assets Available
        for Plan Benefits	
$  14,137,795	 	
$  13,643,323	 	

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Administrative Committee, which administers the Plan, has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Manitowoc, and State of Wisconsin, on the 27 th day of June, 2002.

THE MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN	

/s/ Thomas Musial	
Thomas Musial