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No title. Making lifeboats for luxury liner "Queen Elizabeth II" (QE2), East Molesey, Surrey.
Zoom in to show L/S "Queen Elizabeth II" going down slipway. L/S QE2 going into the water.
M/S halves of hull lying in shipbuilders yard. M/S ditto. Interior of workshop, showing one half of lifeboat being worked on. C/U worker working on one half of lifeboat with an electric sander. L/S two haves of lifeboat being joined. C/U workers riveting together two halves of lifeboat. L/S lifeboat being fitted with blocks of foam which is used for buoyancy.
M/S of one of the luxury lifeboats standing in the yard - it will be also used to ferry passengers to shore. C/U the ropes hanging on side of lifeboat. C/U name on lifeboat: "Queen Elizabeth II". Interior shot of lifeboat showing rows of seats. M/S ditto. M/S of the pilot's wheel and controls. L/S of lifeboat.
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