Start the HMS Albion at Black Wall (1898)

EP's Prestwich footage of the launch of the battleship HMS Albion on 21 June 1898 deceptively calm and gentle. What they do not show is that when the ship hit the water for the first time, it is a wave that swept away a jetty, created drowning an estimated 39 people in the process, one of the worst peacetime disasters in the Thames story . The film is in the new BFI DVD 'Tales from the shipyard included, with over five hours documentary reveals the history of the BritishShips with many rare and little-known titles: filmstore.bfi.org.uk The BFI Southbank special event "The tragic HMS Albion Launch investigated" the event, where the shooting and the related controversies www.bfi.org.uk "Selections from This Working Life: Stories from the shipyard is in the cinemas at BFI Southbank, Newcastle Tyneside Cinema, Glasgow Film Theatre, Belfast Queen's Film Theatre shows presented newly restored films, property, and TV footage - everythingcaptured by the filmmakers for over a century.



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