Title reads: “Birkenhead“. Merseyside. M/S of sheet of armour plating being swung by crane in shipbuilding yard. L/S of merchant ship, the SS “City of Carlisle“, in dock. M/S of the bows of the ship with her name in view. Overhead shot of the deck; dockers work fitting the decking. M/S of man painting the side of the ship. Various shots of welders at work with acetylene burners. Panning shot of another ship in dock. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be v
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