Illustrates a century of progress in the design of oil tankers dating from the time when oil casks were first lashed in the holds of cargo vessels. The film explains how the problems of dealing with escaping gas and of increasing the weight of cargo without imposing too great a strain on the hull of the tanker, were ultimately solved.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011799
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil tankers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Ship-building
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Oil tankers
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ship-building
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ship-building - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Shipping
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)