Cleaning of the Empress of Scotland (1923)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Ocean liner, the Empress of Scotland is suspended out of the water for cleaning and repainting Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: 25,000 Tons in the Air ENGLAND: EXT Video Roll Title: 25,000 tons in the air. Giant liner ’Empress of Scotland’ in floating dock for spring cleaning: 88ft Issue sheet title: 25,000 TONS IN THE AIR. GIANT LINER ’EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND’ IN FLOATING DOCK FOR SPRING CLEANING. DANGEROUS! PAINTING THE MASTHEAD AND CROWSNEST. ENGLAND MAIN TITLE (8ft) MV. PAN Liner in dry dock (18ft) GV. PAN. UP Soaffolding on side of ship (27ft) TITLE: THE BLADES OF THE PROPELLERS ARE ABOUT 7ft. EACH IN LENGTH. (32ft) GV. PAN UP. Stern of liner (43ft) SV. PAN. Men cleaning propellers SV. PAN. UP rudder (62ft) TITLE: DANGEROUS: PAINTING THE MASTHEAD AND CROWSNEST. (67ft) GV. PANUP. Men painting masthead and crow