£5M DOCK OPENED Ceremony to mark the opening of the Queen Elizabeth Dock at the mouth of the Manchester Ship Canal.
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	Catalog #:	107057
	Clip Number:	107057-1
	Orginal Film:	54/8
	Timecode:	01:52:48 - 01:53:59
	Location:	Eastham, England
	Year Shot:	1954 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	No
	Headings:	INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Oil LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Cargo, Oil & Gas Tanker TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Docks & Shipyards
	Description:	See also catalog # 70664. NEW OIL DOCK OPENED - EASTHAM, Manchester Ship Canal. Eastham, England GV. New oil dock at Eastham - pan & various shots. SV. Bows and name of ship - Valletia. CU. The master, Captain Thornton orders cast off. SV. Pan, seamen casting off. LV. Valletia about to pass from lock into new dock. 16 gun salute is fired. Jets fly past overhead (R.A.F. Meteors). LV. Tugs towing Valletia. LV. Tugs moving Velletia as she blows horn. SV. Helmsman. CU. Engine wheel moved to stop position. Men at work on ship. Large pipes bring oil from the tanker to the dock. Announcement that docks will bear the name of the Queen Elizabeth Dock.

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