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The liquefied gas carrier Newton (1964) at anchor in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
An unidentified motor cargo ship under way in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
A West German cargo ship of the Finn-Leonhardt class (1969) at anchor in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
The Thames spritsail barge Ironsides (1900) motoring in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
The Thames spritsail barge Thalatta (1906) in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
The Thames spritsail barge Thalatta (1906) in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
Looking east-by-north across the site of No. 2 Smithery to the west facade of No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
The hydrographic research tower on the site of the proposed airport on Maplin Sands in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
The Thames spritsail barge Thalatta (1906) in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
A film crew preparing for the next filming session near the spring making workshop in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Pieter van der Merwe, the cameraman, and the presenter, believed to be Fred Beckwith, chief foreman of the smiths, in an office or rest room in Chatham Dockyard viewing the video they have made of No. 1 Smithery. (Colour transparency)
A film crew working in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Filming a smith standing in the chain testing facility in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A film crew setting up in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Filming a smith at work in the chain testing facility in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
The presenter and a film crew working in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A film crew adjusting their equipment in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Pieter van der Merwe making a video of a locksmith in his workshop in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A slightly distant view of a film crew working in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
An unidentified coastal tanker alongside Coryton Wharves or Canvey Island in Sea Reach, River Thames. (35 mm Roll film negative)
The general cargo motor ship Frendo Faith (1974) under way in Sea Reach, River Thames. (35 mm Roll film negative)
The Romanian general cargo ship Baia Mare (1965) underway in Sea Reach, River Thames (35 mm Roll film negative)
The motor coaster Sea Ems (1956) under way in theThames estuary, probably in River Thames (35 mm Roll film negative)
The tanker British Security (1969) alongside Coryton Wharves or Canvey Island in Sea Reach, River Thames. (35 mm Roll film negative)
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