British Film Council - "Steel Goes to Sea" - 1942

[Rob Lightbody]

A fascinating film showing the 1942 construction of either the MV Dalhousie or the SS Ger-y-Bryn. Both ships were sunk by German vessels by April 1943.

http://film.britishcouncil.org/steel-goes-to-sea

[riskygizmo]

Found this myself a few weeks ago. It was shot at Burntisland Shipyard on the Forth where my old dad served his time in the 50's.

[Rob Lightbody]

Found this myself a few weeks ago. It was shot at Burntisland Shipyard on the Forth where my old dad served his time in the 50's.

Its amazing.  I'm sitting here exhausted from a stressful week looking after complex computer systems (which I spent mostly in an air-conditioned office sitting on a comfy chair), but seeing this puts it all into perspective.  Dangerous, hard, skilled work.  I couldn't do it.

[Alistair]

Loved it though from a health and safety perspective it was a horror film!