| CLIMAX OF BRILLIANT BRITISH ENGINEERING FEAT Footage of the upside-down German Battleship Moltke, that was raised from the seabed, towed, docked and pumped dry. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5387 |
| Catalog #: | 514130 | |
| Clip Number: | 514130-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1510 | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:55 - 01:24:37 | |
| Location: | Scotland | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENGINEERING: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Scotland TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Salvage | |
| Description: | Climax of brilliant British Engineering Feat - The 26,000 ton German Battleship "Moltke"... raised, towed, docked, pumped dry... all the while upside-down... now ready for the Ship breakers!... Rosyth, Lothian in Scotland. Several shots show the huge, upside-down German Battleship Moltke in dry dock. "...after nine years at the bottom of the sea." M/S of pipes, bowls, glasses, clocks and crockery that were brought up from the depths with the ship. | |
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