News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Babcock Review

Issue

Issue No.

2

Date Released

1955

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Career with a Future
• 2. New Landmark on Tyneside
• 3. The Drums of Donington

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Babcock and Wilcox synopsis: This item describes the erection of a 30-ton Babcock level-luffing jib crane at the Neptune shipyard of Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Newcastle-on-Tyne, this being one of the tallest cranes in this famous shipbuilding centre. A floating crane lifts the machinery house and then the massive jib into position, a job made tricky by a high wind, and finally the crane is seen in operation - a new and prominent landmark on the Tyneside skyline.

Researcher Comments

This story was made as part of Home and Away issue 4.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture; Engineering

Written sources

Synopses of the Babcock Film Magazines booklet   p15. Used for synopsis

Credits:

Sponsor

Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.

Producer

Cyril Randell

Director

Derrick Knight

Production Co.

Technical & Scientific Films Ltd.

Editor

Terence Twigg