UK: ENGLAND: THE S.S. GREAT BRITAIN - ONE OF THE FEW IRON SHIPS IN THE WORLD TO BE PRESERVED.

Record ID: 1061939

  • Title: UK: ENGLAND: THE S.S. GREAT BRITAIN - ONE OF THE FEW IRON SHIPS IN THE WORLD TO BE PRESERVED.
  • Date: 1st May 1976
  • Summary: 1. MV S.S. Great Britain 3 ft 2. MV View across boats bow to buildings - pan along boats hull. 12 ft 3. MV Inside hold - group inspect 17 ft 4. Pan to propeller - several views 27 ft 5. CU Rusty joint on ship 31 ft 6. MV Man and children - design of boat is being explained - Pan to boat. 38 ft 7. CU Entrance to engine room 42 ft 8. CU 'Hand Windglass' 44 ft 9. MV on deck 46 ft 10. Paint scraped off hold CU 51 ft 11. MV Girders inside hold of ship several shots 62 ft 12. MV'S Reporter and man talking about ship (unidentified) 76 ft 13. MV Views inside ship 82 ft 14. CU Carved horse on stern - pan along boat 91 ft "...not as bad as it looks........ next major job to deck it over ........the rain comes in with its corrosive chemicals ...the sooner we can get a deck on it the better......." "the aim of all our fund raising and planning..." "we have very few iron ships in the world being preserved...if we're not careful just a few old wooden ships and then nothing until the 20th century.." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 15th May 1976 13:00
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  • Location: ENGLAND
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVAAAY2I13HXQW4VX2WK0YZWKPTH
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