Promotional film for Smith's Dock and Clarke Chapman & Company documenting the conversion of the tanker Prospero to bulk carrier. The film contains footage of work at Smith's Dock, North Shields. Title:- North East Film Services Present PROSPERO Tanker to Dry Bulk Carrier. A conversion by Smith's Dock Co. Ltd (North Shields) for C. T. Bowring Co. Ltd (London) View of the North Shields repair yard showing the recently refitted ship. Shot of the bow of the Prospero,...

Promotional film for Smith's Dock and Clarke Chapman & Company documenting the conversion of the tanker Prospero to bulk carrier. The film contains footage of work at Smith's Dock, North Shields. Title:- North East Film Services Present PROSPERO Tanker to Dry Bulk Carrier. A conversion by Smith's Dock Co. Ltd (North Shields) for C. T. Bowring Co. Ltd (London) View of the North Shields repair yard showing the recently refitted ship. Shot of the bow of the Prospero, her deck, and an empty cargo hold with cargo hatches. Diagrams show the original layout of the ship as a tanker with bulkheads. Further diagrams illustrate the conversion process. Deck shots. A man gestures directions. View of the cargo hold, and a winch in operation. A cargo hatch closes (McGreggor hatches). A man operates a lever and opens a hatch, testing the operation of the covers. A shipyard worker unbolts the access hatches to deck tanks. 5 ton derricks and Clarke Chapman steam winches operate on board. Men are at work on deck. View of the propeller in action. View of a tug boat on the River Tyne. The Prospero moves out towards the North Sea, with South Shields visible in the background. Rear view of Prospero sailing out of the Tyne. Wide-angle view from Tynemouth. Shots of Prospero from the air, showing the flat hatch covers. Title:-The End Credits: Cameraman: Raymond Jackson Produced by Bill Monk Edited and Directed by Fred Tucker