The Mosquito Fleet Vol 3 – DVD

Building the schooner Jillian Crouch 1945-48 Captured on rare 16mm colour film.

In 1945, Reginald Crouch designed and began to construction of an unusual, composite hulled, three masted, auxiliary trading schooner for the southern Australian coast.
So soon after WWII, men and materials were in short supply.

As well as working alongside the Port Adelaide shipwrights, Reg recorded Jillian’s construction on his 16mm movie camera using early colour film.

Reg captured blacksmiths, welders and shipwrights, with adzes and caulking mallets, as they worked on the busy shores of the Port River over a period of three years.
Digitally remastered with new audio tracks by editor Millie Clarke, Reg’s film lost for 70 years, is brought back to life as an important chapter in Australia’s maritime History.

DVD

Produced by Rodney Clarke @2022
Running Time 60 minutes