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DetailsOriginal Format: 16mm Colour: Colour Sound: Silent Duration: 2 mins 2 secs Credits: Organisations: William Gray & Company Ltd Genre: Sponsored
Subject: Ships Industry
Summary Industrial film made for William Gray & Company Ltd recording the cargo vessel "Virginia" on sea trials in the North Sea. The ship was completed in December 1948. Includes footage of the West Hartlepool docks.
Description Industrial film made for William Gray & Company Ltd recording the cargo vessel "Virginia" on sea trials in the North Sea. The ship was completed in December 1948. Includes footage of the West Hartlepool docks.
The 'Virginia' is awaiting sea trials after completion at William Gray's shipyard at West Hartlepool, and heads off for its sea trials.
The film records the churning water as the ship trials on the North Sea. [rather long sequence]
A steam tug boat guides the ship back into West Hartlepool docks on a sunny day.
