ROLLING EXPERIMENTS 1952 [Main Title]

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  • Title: ROLLING EXPERIMENTS 1952 [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DEH 54
  • Other titles: SELECTION OF ADMIRALTY RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT TRIALS AND RECORD FILMS AND VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: A film produced by the Admiralty Experiment Works (AEW), Haslar, Gosport, Hampshire, showing tests conducted on a scale model of a new design of ship’s hull, intended to test the rolling capabilities of the design. The tests were carried out 17 November 1951. The film shows the entire process from making the hull, through the testing process in a water tank and includes the final results shown on a graph.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: SELECTION OF ADMIRALTY RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT TRIALS AND RECORD FILMS AND VIDEOS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DEH 54
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1952
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty Experimental Works, Haslar (Production sponsor)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 237ft
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    DEH 54

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