A brief history of the shipbuilding industry in Australia, and a record of the designing, building, launching and trials of an Australian ship. Includes the initial planning by the designer; the steel stockyard, building berth and fitting berth; and the slip-way where the ship is constructed and launched, and after which all the fittings such as radar, wireless, and rigging are installed. Also sea trials and handing over.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009757
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Ship-building - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ship-building - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)