1920s OCEAN LINER DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & LAUNCHING (SILENT FILM) 68654

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Created in the late 1920s or early 1930s, this Eastman Classroom Film examines ocean liners. It begins with a shot of a three stack ocean liner at :20. At :24 an ocean liner is designed by draftsman. At :46 a model is built. At :51 a layout is done on the floor. At 1:13 metal hull segments are machined. At 1:29 workers construct the ship at a shipyard. At 2:02 a vast scaffold surrounds the ship's hull.
At 2:35 the ship's propeller is moved into position while at 2:40 the rudder is seen being installed. At 2:45 the ship hull is launched. At 3:35 painting of the funnels. At 3:44 an aerial view of the shipyard with ocean liners. At 4:00 cargo is loaded onto the ship. At 4:19 a loading diagram for cargo. At 6:16 lifeboats are tested an inspected at port. At 7:00 crew assembles including stewards. At 7:43 the captain is shown at the bridge. At 8:26 a two-stack ocean liner is seen at sea. At 8:35 the bridge is shown with officers on duty. At 9:13 a compass is shown. At 9:45 an order is sent to the engine room using a ship telegraph. At 9:55 are shots of the engine room and boilers. At 10:27 the ship's position is located using a sextant and a course plotted on a chart at 10:55. At 11:14 a radio operator sends a message using Morse Code. At 11:25 life on board the liner is shown with passengers playing tennis and shuffleboard, swimming in a pool (12:04), playing tug-of-war (11:59), etc. At 12:34 the dining room and kitchen are shown. At 13:17 the two-stack ocean liner is seen heading out to sea while at 13:27 the three stack ocean liner arrives in port. At 13:40 a two-stack vessel with low funnels is shown arriving with passengers at the rails.

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