Dry Dock (1954)

No titles. Southampton, Hampshire. Various shots of the Queen Elizabeth liner in dry dock. Unusual views from beneath the ship, looking up at the hull. A man cleans a huge propellor - he looks like Tom Thumb. More shots of men working to clean the ship. The anchor is cleaned and lifted. The railings are striped and repainted. Rigging is checked. Several shots inside the ship of the larger rooms. Men are seen varnishing furniture in a room - quite dark. Note: documentation on file. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as w
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