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[Ship Launch]

1962 , Rowhedge (Essex)

Cat no. 648

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Amateur film of the last ship to be built and launched at the Rowhedge Shipyard.

There are shots of the ship in dry dock, showing the propeller and then a long shot showing the ship dressed. The workmen stand around the yard and a small crowd has gathered to watch. The thousand ton ship is launched and manoeuvred into place by motor boats. A crane lowers sections of prefabricated steel into place.

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The launch of the last ship to be built at the Rowhedge Shipyard.

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Launches; shipbuilding

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[Ship Launch]

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