'Mystery Tower’ Ship Launched. Thousands of People Assembled to See the Concrete and Iron Monster Towed Out of Shoreham Harbour. The Building Cost was £1,250,000 and the Vessel will be used for Coastal Defence.

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
990
Date Released
16 Sep 1920
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
SHOTLIST: Concrete fortification on floating platform; towing away fortification; section of same; crowd; fortification.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Engineering; Launchings
Library number GR
4153
Length of story (in feet)
121
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''Mystery Tower’ Ship Launched. Thousands of People Assembled to See the Concrete and Iron Monster Towed Out of Shoreham Harbour. The Building Cost was £1,250,000 and the Vessel will be used for Coastal Defence.', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 990, 16 Sep 1920. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/78076 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)