CSPAN3 1947 Film Shipbuilders Of Essex December 14, 2014
Shipbuilders of essex is a 1947 film documenting the design and construction of the st. Rosalie, a 65foot wooden fishing trawler. Following the progress from plans on paper to the launching ceremony, the handmade methods depicted in the film had changed little since the 19th century when essex, massachusetts, was a leading supplier of wooden sailing vessels for Atlantic Fishing communities. Exactly the right angle has to be drawn for every rib if the ship is to be seaworthy. Old will knows that. He picked the lumber for the ship. And the grain, that quality of every piece of wood, estimated fo...