| SHIP RESEARCH Accurate scale models of ocean going vessels are tested in a dry dock | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6102 |
| Catalog #: | 503542 | |
| Clip Number: | 503542-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 157 | |
| Timecode: | 01:14:46 - 01:17:02 | |
| Location: | St Albans, Hertfordshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1957 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ENGINEERING: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Hertfordshire SCIENCE: Misc TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Construction & Repair | |
| Description: | SHIP RESEARCH Accurate scale models of ocean going vessels are tested in a dry dock St Albans, Hertfordshire. At the Vickers Armstrong's experimental tank, a small scale dry dock is used to test scale models of ocean going vessels. Various shots of the models being made - they are manufactured from wax. They are exact scale models. A machine called a pantograph supplements the instinctive touch of the craftsman. Models are meticulously measured and constructed. A model is launched in the tank. Model makers move the boats through the tank. High seas are simulated by a wave maker to test effect on models. Tests and predictions are made. Narrator ends by saying that these men provide records, calculations and predictions: "information that is invaluable to the ship building industry, and a tribute to the "back room" boys to whom seamen everywhere owe their thanks..." This work is undertaken by the British Shipbuilding Research Association. | |
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