Story of a British tanker from the drawing board through the shipyards to the high seas. Ship-building sequences at the Barrow-in-furnace yards in the north of England show extensive use of prefabricated methods and the film includes the launching, fitting-out and trial scenes.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322887
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Docks
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Great Britain
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil tankers
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Docks
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Oil tankers
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ship-building - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ships - Equipment and supplies
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ships - Launching
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)