Queen Mary Breaks Record

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

612

Date Released

15 Sep 1966

Date recorded

26 Aug 1966

Length of issue (in feet)

685

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1National Army Museum
2. 2Queen Mary Breaks Record
3. 3Aussie Axemen

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Cunard’s marine engineers were worried about the Queen Mary’s loss of speed until they realised it was seaweed, limpets and other underwater hangers-on holding her back. So they put her in dry dock and set to scraping her hull, and when you see her high and dry you’ll know that’s a big problem. But in the end this far-from-routine turn-around broke all the records and her ocean-going-majesty set sail again - right on schedule.

Keywords

Ships and boats

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Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

140

Story extras:

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