The Little Fleet

Series

Series Name

Home and Away

Issue

Issue No.

11

Date Released

1957

Length of issue (in feet)

500

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Pipes at Paisley
2. 2Calder Hall to Hinkley Point
3. 3Down Under
4. 4The Little Fleet

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

Babcock and Wilcox synopsis: Living near the Clyde, quite a number of Babcock folk, from Dumbarton and Renfrew works, are naturally enough, interested in boating.
Painting and fitting-out and launching of the little boats provide an absorbing occupation, but we find time to watch the majestic launch, further up the river, of a new nine-thousand-ton cargo-ship, Waroonga, and her journey to the fitting-out basin where she receives her Babcock marine boilers.
Then, once again with "the little fleet" we set out from the Gareloch on a club cruise, through the beautiful Kyles of Bute, taking in some of the Clyde’s loveliest scenery.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Industry and manufacture; Scenery and travel

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases
Synopses of the Babcock Film Magazines booklet   p13. Used for synopsis
Scottish Screen Archive database   Ref.1521

Credits:

Sponsor

Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.

Producer

Cyril Randell

Director

Peter Ward

Production Co.

Technical & Scientific Films Ltd.

Editor

Terence Twigg

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