“TANKER STORY” 1953 BRITISH PETROLEUM OIL TANKER DOCUMENTARY SHIPS & SHIPPING XD47754
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Made in 1953 by British Petroleum, this film about oil tankers shows the rapidly growing oil industry launching new and larger ships to keep up with consumer demand. It also explains the increase in need for oil tankers. It presented by British Petroleum (:11) and produced by Greenpark (:24). It was directed by R.Q. McNaughton, photographed by Roland Stafford, and produced by Humphrey Swingler with music by Robert Sharples. The film opens with scenes of a British harbor master or coastal lookout readying himself for the day (:55). He views the waters around him through a telescope as the narrator speaks about how the world’s population of ships continued to increase (1:04). A large passenger liner moves through the water (1:09). An oil tanker is spotted (1:14). Observers had begun to spot tankers more frequently; about 1 in 4 ships. As the world turned to a stronger reliance on oil, oil tankers became more prevalent. A large snow plow, requiring oil for operation, blows through deep snow (1:50). A lighthouse is shown with the lamphouse featured (1:53). Oil is shown moved by pipeline (2:27), though much of it must be moved by sea. Daily, about ten million tons of oil were in transit (2:35). Oil takers are pictured on the move (2:48). The Britannic House, headquarters of BP, monitored and decided where the tankers were to travel to (3:00). Variables which must be taken into account include the suitability of ships for ports and cargo (3:10), the ship’s requirement for relieving officers and crews (3:15) and the current demand for oil (3:29). The French vessel, the Prairial (3:43) is pictured at harbor. One of the ships is diverted as the cargo is needed at another refinery (3:59). The Morse coded message is received here by the British vessel (4:16) as it was moving up the English Channel. The captain overlooks navigation charts (4:36). The crew is seen during recreational time as they receive the message for rerouting (5:16). The engine room is also made aware of the destination change (5:25). The new helmsman moves across the bridge for a change in shift (5:39). One crew member enters his cabin showing their living conditions (6:29). The order is sent out for the tugs to be readied to be moved in (7:14). A small tug moves in (7:23). The oil tanker docks (8:32). The British Sailor; built in 1952 by John Brown & Company, is pictured (9:00) at the ways in Clydeside. Scotland. It displaced 20,961 tons, and was later sold by BP and renamed Marisira and then Fagr. before being scrapped in 1980.. Shipyard workers construct oil tankers which made up about half of the ships produced that year (9:06). The film begins to conclude as the new oil tanker heads out to sea (9:50).
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These old 3-island tankers were amongst the most beautiful of merchant ships. 💜
My grandpa used to be a Chief engineer for the Keystone line , retired from The Cherry Valley
Despite all of the tecknological advancements we still need more Oil Tankers
The captains cap badge is the pre 1955 version British Tankers (BP).
That does it! I’m only drinking British oil from now on!
Not all tanker stories are smooth sailing...... the San Flaviano, sailing for Eagle Oil was a brand new one and never made it past Balikpapan harbour in early "58 when it was bombed ........ I know because my Dad was the Chief Eng on it ........ lucky he got out alive ...........
God bless Ken. Happy to hear he made it out ok
A supertanker load of oil is now worth over a billion dollars. That is why they don't move without insurance.
370 thousand barrels at around a hundred dollars a barrel? That's 370 million dollars. One super tanker is around 90 million. So, around 460 million; a long way short of a billion.
@@andrewsmactips - ...... meanwhile in the kingdom of 'Pedanticania' smug c@nt Andrew sits alone, confident in his apparent superiority?
@@andrewsmactips you are off an order of magnitude. 100 million times 10 is a billion. 90 times
Other than the officer from the radio room, what was unusual about the uniforms of the Merchant Navy officers?
Possible answer to follow after I find another old film where I posed the same question.
They look remarkably like Royal Navy uniforms with the medal Bar.
@@wonniewarrior I'm desperately looking for a film that I have watched several times but can't think of the title of and can't find it in any search.
@@COIcultist Just try: “British Sovereign (1950-1959)”
@@janvisser2223 I found it yesterday, but haven't replied here yet. The problem is that although it is the film I was looking for, it is not the hosting of it that I first watched. In that version, someone answered my question about the uniforms and said something about war service. Now whether they served in the Royal Navy as Royal Navy officers or served in the Royal Navy Reserve or Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve and would never have had that type of braid is beyond me. This copy of the film oddly has me looking like I asked the same question twice. Many thanks for posting the suggestion.
@@COIcultist I do remember the discussion about this subject and have also replied to it on that occasion.
My suggestion then, was that it was up to the shipping company. In the Dutch company I sailed for we had the same livery. (And Yes, much to my surprise I just noticed only one comment in this version about the British Sovereign! All the effort we’ve put in, now all vanished😀)
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