An animated film depicting the evolution of ships from the log raft to the development of the nuclear powered vessel. This story of ships includes the early problems of navigation and ship building and portrays human endeavours to improve sea transport in all parts of the world.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000261
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Boatbuilding
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Ship-building
Animation → Animated films - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Boatbuilding
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Navigation - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ship-building
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)