We've come a long way

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.

Credits

production company

Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

Anglo Iranian Oil Company

producer

John Halas

Duration

00:10:13:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011799

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Oil tankers

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Ship-building

Animation

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

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ships

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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)

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United Kingdom, 1950

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