Ocean Navigation at Teddington. A Tank 550 Ft by 35 Ft Containing 1,250,000 Gals of Water Used for Testing Model Liners

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1033
Date Released
14 Feb 1921
Date Other
20 Jan 1921
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ocean Navigation at Teddington. A Tank 550 Ft by 35 Ft Containing 1,250,000 Gals of Water Used for Testing Model Liners
  2. 2Manchester Students in Aid of Local Hospitals
  3. 3New Royal Palace at Cambodia. His Majesty King Sisowath Lays the Foundation Stone
  4. 4Sir Harry Lauder at Buckingham Palace, Famous Comedian Receives His Knighthood from the King
  5. 5Marshal Pilsudski. Famous Polish General Visits the French Premier
  6. 6Ireland Honours Her Brave. Irish Rugby XV Place a Wreath on Cenotaph

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
Testing tank. [SUBTITLE]: ‘ARTIFICIAL WAVES OF ANY DESIRED SIZE ARE MADE BY A SPECIAL APPARATUS’. Wave-making machine. [2ND SUBTITLE]: ‘THE VESSELS ARE DRAWN THROUGH THE TANK BY OVERHEAD GANTRY, THE PITCH AND ROLL AND WAVE RESISTANCE ARE RECORDED ON A SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT.' Hydrograph.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Science and technology
Written sources
Newsfilm Online   Used for alternative date
Library number GR
4432
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
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