Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: HMS Terrible Handed Over

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1020

Date Released

20 Dec 1948

Date submitted

16 Dec 1948

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2 / 3

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Terrible Handed Over to Australia. DESCRIPTION: At Plymouth, Lord Hall, first Lord of the Admiralty, handed over the aircraft carrier to Mrs Beasley, wife of the High Commissioner, who was acting on behalf of Australia. The aircraft carrier is re-named HMAS Sydney. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS MS aircraft carrier HMS Terrible. Panning shot across bows of Terrible. GV elevated of officials coming up on elevator to upper deck. GV ship’s company paraded. MS Lord Hall inspects. Ship’s cat walks across the deck. MS crew paraded on flight deck. Mr Beasley, Mrs Beasley, Admiral Burnett seated during ceremony. Mrs Beasley accepts the ship. SCU naval type. Mrs Beasley Australian Coat of Arms. CU ditto. CU Australian flag. GV ship’s crew, looking up at planes passing overhead. Cut-in of carrier’s planes passing overhead - Seafires. The carrier becomes HMAS Sydney.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military

Locations

Plymouth

Card file number

51222

Credits:

Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin
Camera: Martin Gray
Camera: Paul Wyand

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