Boats - Sailing - Ships
Dec. 16, 1966 - World's First Plastics Ship will be British: A British breakthrough in developing a form of plastics structures suitable for the building of ships is disclosed by Bristol Thorneycroft Ltd. A full scale test section of a 600 ton ship has been built under Navy contract as the necessary precursor to building a complete plastics ship. Photo shows Completed test section comprising hull, bulkheads, decks and bearers all in plastics awaiting removal from mould tool
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13257344
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47030664
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4466px x 5531px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Awaiting Bearers Breakthrough Bulkheads Comprising Contract Decks Developing Disclosed Hull Mould Necessary Plastics Precursor Removal Structures Suitable Thorneycroft
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