The Victory (1962)

Portsmouth, Hampshire. L/S, looking through an arch, of the HMS Victory. M/S of the bow of the Victory. Low angle M/S of the bow. C/U of the figurehead on the bow. Low angle shot of the figurehead and the mast. Low angle M/S of the windows at the stern of the ship. M/S of a man tightening the rigging at the top of the mast. C/U of a man polishing an lantern at the top of the mast, behind him is a panoramic view of Portsmouth Harbour. Panning shot of the man on a window-cleaner type bench, he swings away from the lantern to another part of the rigging. Top shot of the man abseiling down the mast. M/S of four men working in the rigging. C/U of one of the men working on the rigging. C/U of another man using a wrench to adjust a pulley. Low angle shot of the rigging. M/S of Captain Alan Villiers (who sailed the Mayflower across the Atlantic and is Chairman of the Society of Nautical Research) with two companions inspecting the rigging. Top shot of a bearded man checking the rigging.