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Seawards the Great Ships

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Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still one of the world's great centres of shipbuilding. The film gives an idea of the business of building a ship - the largest moving thing made by man - from the naval architects who design her to the workmen, the shipbuilders in the yard, through to a ship's launching.

Director: John Grierson

Production Companies:

  • Templar Film StudiosTemplar Film Studios
  • Films of Scotland CommitteeFilms of Scotland Committee
  • Clyde Shipbuilders AssociationClyde Shipbuilders Association
  • COICOI