Britannic Under Construction (1914)
HMHS Britannic 1914. Belfast, Northern Ireland. Various shots of the White Star passenger liner HMS Britannic under construction in the Harland Wolff shipyard. Shots of funnel being lowered onto deck. Shots out of order. Opens w, shot of foggy harbour; back of Britannic at left fg; smoke coming from boat in bg. CU propellor (not moving) w, water rushing underneath. CU another propellor but w, sharp points inside cutout arch; water in bg. Side view of ship; then slow pan. Closer shot of ships large funnels; w, smoke coming from 1. Series of other shots at that distance; like a divided pan. Side view end of ship. Same; closer. Shot of funnel to be put on ship in fg held up w, cable pulley; part of ship in bg. 1 End of funnel lifted up. Slowly keeps rising. Back down again; but a man on top; who looks tiny from here. He starts to climb down ladder. Worker (very dark; almost in silhouette) in between 2 big dark things that cover nearly whole screen just small strip of light in betwee
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