[Ship Launch]
1962 , Rowhedge (Essex)
Cat no. 648
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Amateur film of the last ship to be built and launched at the Rowhedge Shipyard.
There are shots of the ship in dry dock, showing the propeller and then a long shot showing the ship dressed. The workmen stand around the yard and a small crowd has gathered to watch. The thousand ton ship is launched and manoeuvred into place by motor boats. A crane lowers sections of prefabricated steel into place.
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The launch of the last ship to be built at the Rowhedge Shipyard.
Keywords
Launches; shipbuilding
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[Ship Launch]
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Genre: Amateur / Industrial / Sponsored Film
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Locations: Rowhedge (Essex)
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Description Type: monographic
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Subject: ships / Rowhedge Shipyard / launches (ships and boats)
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