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The Romanian general cargo ship Baia Mare (1965) underway in Sea Reach, River Thames. (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)
Two tugs at moorings off Coryton Wharves in Sea Reach, River Thames (35 mm Roll film negative)
A Thames spritsail barge, said to be the Thalatta (1906), under sail in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
An unidentified motor coaster under way in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
The liquefied gas carrier Methane Progress (1964) alongside Canvey Island in Sea Reach, River Thames (35 mm Roll film negative)
Gravesend Reach, River Thames (35 mm Roll film negative)
The hydrographic research tower on the site of the proposed airport on Maplin Sands in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
Filming a smith making a new spring at his bench in the spring making workshop in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Two members of a film crew and the senior locksmith in the locksmiths' workshop in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Three members of a film crew preparing their equipment in 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 smith and a hammerman forging a large square billet using an heavy duty B & S Massey steam hammer in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
An head and shoulders portrait of Pieter van der Merwe during filming of the chain pit in the chain testing facility in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Filming a smith at work in the chain testing facility in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A film crew setting up in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
A film crew on the site of No. 2 Smithery filming the west facade of No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
Pieter van der Merwe making a video of locksmiths in their workshop in Number 5 Machine Shop in Chatham Dockyard. (Colour transparency)
The tanker Texaco Copenhagen (1971) at Coryton Wharves in Sea Reach, 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)
The final port ceremonial divisions at HMS Pembroke, the Chatham Royal Naval Barracks, Kent. (Colour transparency)
The final port ceremonial divisions at HMS Pembroke, the Chatham Royal Naval Barracks, Kent. (Colour transparency)
An unidentified coastal tanker alongside Coryton Wharves or Canvey Island in Sea Reach, River Thames. (35 mm Roll film negative)
An unidentified motor cargo ship under way in the Thames estuary. (35 mm Roll film negative)
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