'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
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)