ZUM4883171: Oct. 07, 1953 - Denmark has the World's First Gas tanker.: View of the 'Rasmus Tholstrup' - the first tanker in the world specially built for carrying liquid gas in tanks. The ship was constructed by a Danish engineer, and built at Gothenburg, Sweden as the Danish shipyards are full engaged until next year. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4883183: Oct. 06, 1953 - The” Swiftsure” And” Diamond” Arrive. The cruiser Swiftsure and the Daring class ship Diamond, which were involved in collision during Exercise Mariner, arrived off Sheerness today. Keystone Photo Shows: - The damaged bows of H.M.S. Diamond, photographed at Sheerness today. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4883194: Oct. 07, 1953 - Friedrich Schirmer, of Burgdorf bei Hannover, founded a club for collectors of pewter figures. He holds on of the most extensive collections of pewter figures in Europe and had a newspaper about it. He is pictured here with a particularly valuable piece from his collection. / Bridgeman Images