Concrete ship launched (1918)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit The construction and launch of a concrete ship named ’Faith,’ one of many concrete ships now leaving the slips Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: The Shipping Crisis-America’s Great Effort USA: EXT MAIN TITLE (10ft) LV. PAN Girders built round hull. (19ft) LV. Front view ditto. (21ft) SCU. PAN UP. Men at work on construction of hull. (49ft) GV. Ditto. (54ft) CU. Headline of newspaper “The Globe“ reads: 6 million tons of ships sunk by submarines in last 12 months. (67ft) LV. PAN Ship is launched sideways. Crowd looking on. (75ft) LV. Hull splashes into the water. (84ft) LV. Ship moving slowly past camera. (95ft) Ships and Boats, Ceremonies - Video Roll Title: Shipping crisis: 91ft Issue sheet title: THE SHIPPING CRISIS - AMERICA’S GREAT EFFORT. THE CONSTRUCTION AND LAUNCH OF A CONCRETE SHIP. THE ’FAITH’ IS ONE OF