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  1. England’s First Concrete Ship

    Date released
    29 Aug 1918
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    Issue no
    776
    NoS ID
    383334
    Extras
    1 film clip

    NfO synopsis: Includes launch ceremony, the dry dock, ship’s hold, metal worker.

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  2. 'Mystery Tower’ Ship Launched. Thousands of People Assembled to See the Concrete and Iron Monster Towed Out of Shoreham Harbour. The Building Cost was £1,250,000 and the Vessel will be used for Coastal Defence.

    Date released
    16 Sep 1920
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    Issue no
    990
    NoS ID
    078076
    Story no
    5 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    SHOTLIST: Concrete fortification on floating platform; towing away fortification; section of same; crowd; fortification.

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  3. Speeding-Up British Shipbuilding

    Date released
    28 Nov 1918
    Series name
    Pictorial News (Official) / War Office Official Topical Budget
    Issue no
    379-1
    NoS ID
    126891
    Story no
    2 / 3

    [SUBTITLE]: "Launch of a concrete ship at Hempstead, Gloucester."

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  4. The Shipping Crisis - America’s Great Effort. The Construction and Launch of a Concrete Ship. The ‘Faith’ is One of Many Now Leaving the Slips

    Date released
    6 May 1918
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    Issue no
    743
    NoS ID
    077143
    Story no
    2 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Men at work on hull. Ship launched. Newspaper headline: "6 million tons of ships sunk by submarines in last 12 months".

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  5. Floating Concrete

    Date released
    12 Oct 1961
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1688A
    NoS ID
    024309
    Story no
    2 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floating Concrete. DESCRIPTION: There was quite a buzz of interest at Wroxham, on the occasion of the launching of a new 34-foot boat. The bottle of champagne was dispatched by the wife...

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  6. Barges Roll off the Belt

    Date released
    8 Aug 1944
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    1402
    NoS ID
    039255
    Story no
    4 / 5
    Extras
    1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

    Pre-fabricated concrete barges prove successful wartime ship-building experiment.

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  7. England Swept by Great Gale

    Date released
    20 Jan 1921
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    739
    NoS ID
    081711
    Story no
    5 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Concrete ship strikes pier causing great damage.

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  8. Seacrete

    Filmed
    Dec 1969
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    22
    NoS ID
    350856
    Story no
    4 / 5

    COI synopsis: Enter the concrete boat. Claimed to be as strong and flexible as steel; ferrous concrete hulls are cast around a specially designed frame. Corrosion-free, easy to build - this could be a...

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  9. Launch of First 1,000 Ton Concrete Oil Tanker Steamer at Poole

    Date released
    20 Jan 1919
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    Issue no
    817
    NoS ID
    077449
    Story no
    1 / 2
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Prince Nicholas, Crown Prince of Rumania. Ship down slipway into water.

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  10. Seacrete

    Filmed
    Dec 1969
    Series name
    Tomorrow Today
    Issue no
    22
    NoS ID
    350860
    Story no
    4 / 5

    COI synopsis: Enter the concrete boat. Claimed to be as strong and flexible as steel; ferrous concrete hulls are cast around a specially designed frame. Corrosion-free, easy to build - this could be a...

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