S. S. British Sovereign (1950 1959)

A B. P. Film with thanks to VickersArmstrong Ltd. of BarrowinFurness. Produced by Associated BritishPathe Ltd. Written by Jack Howells, Commentary by Ian Sadler, Music by Edward Williams, Conducted Marcus Dodds. Pan over deserted shipyards at Barrowin Furness. A lone man walks through the yard, he tells us he is the Hull Inspector but there is no hull to inspect. A large metal plate is being lowered, the modern equivalent of the old keel. Int. ship yard managers office, the Manager and Inspector look at the plans of a ship. Ext. British Tanker Co. in London, interior man is sitting in a reception area next to a model of an Oil Tanker a receptionist leads him away. Five men sit round a boardroom table. On a wall hangs a large graphic of many oil tankers, pan down to a ships plan as a drafts man works on it. It is the SS British Sovereign capacity plan. Effects transition to metal being cut by blow torch. Massive metal section of a ship is being moved in ship yard. Large oil containing sections ar