HMS Glamorgan - Computer Ship of the Future

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

661

Date Released

24 Aug 1967

Date recorded

20 Jul 1967

Length of issue (in feet)

755

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1HMS Glamorgan - Computer Ship of the Future

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

Pathe synopsis: HMS Glamorgan, guided missile destroyer, sails full ahead into the computer age. ADA - Action Data Automation is the Navy’s programmed weapon system: the most sophisticated shorthand ever devised. But Glamorgan has gadgetry to make home comforts more homely too. There’s closed circuit TV; the crew provides its own show business flair; an ice-cream machine with its own mechanical genius; a helicopter flight deck that’s not only a base for anti-submarine operations but a hockey pitch for spare-time relaxation. Pathe Pictorial was privileged to film Glamorgan during sea acceptance trials for the 4.5" guns; a dazzling display of gunnery and the climax of operations the intricate countdown to the firing of a Sea Slug Mark II missile.

Keywords

Navy; Military; Newsreels

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

695

Story extras:

Film clip

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