DOCKING AND REPAIRING OCEAN-LAYING SHIPS

Series: Harbor activity series

Duration: 15 min

Year Published: 1939

Creator: Frith

Format: 16mm

Description: "One of eight reels making up the Harbor Activities series which is one of the finest series of films this previewer has seen. The eight reels are separate units and can be used separately. However the eight make a fine series of films on a very important topic that is passed over too lightly in our schools." "This reel takes a large freighter through the entire process of drydocking. . . The vessel floats in. She is centered on blocks on the bottom of the dry-dock; the water is pumped out above water level—lifting the vessel high and dry on the drydock." "When the ship is raised, men in small boats scrub the entire bottom of the ship to remove barnacles and sea-growth. Now she is ready to be painted. We note that the hulls are first painted black to prevent rusting, then with a red paint which tends to kill sea-growth. Men tighten the rivets. Welders are shown. Their work is examined. Then a straight line is given to the keel plate. When everything is 'ship shape,' the manager of the dock gives the order through a megaphone to lower the water. Within an hour-and-a-half the huge ship is safely afloat and sails majestically on her way."

Complete Record: Series: Harbor activity series Dewey number: 623.8 Audience level: sh-c-trade-adult Format/cost: 16-sl-$24 Distributors / rental: University of Missouri 50c; Ohio Department of Education; University of Wisconsin 75c

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946