Spring Cruise
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Home Fleet Leaves for Spring Cruise. DESCRIPTION: HMS Implacable, 23,000 ton aircraft carrier and the flagship of Admiral Sir Philip Vian, was one of the ships of the Home Fleet which has assembled at Portland in preparation for their spring cruise. SHOTLIST: KS. Silhouette of "Vanguard" at anchor with sun in background. GV - elevated shot of bay showing large amount of fleet in same - good shot. MS destroyers lying at anchor. GV "Vanguard" passing her in launch. MS aircraft carrier "Implacable", MS "Vanguard", several shots of her & parts of superstructure. Stern view of "Victorious". MS "Superb" - cruiser. Battle class destroyer "Agincourt" aircraft carrier "Victorious" steam out of harbour, bows shot & stern shot. "Bulawayo" supply ship steam out, MS & GV. "Vanguard" battleship under way, several shots. Cut-in silhouette of "Vanguard" as key. Shot of the "Cleopatra" follows the "Victorious" lying in anchor.
- Keywords
- Navy; Military
- Locations
- Weymouth
- Card file number
- 53148
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Hilton Craig
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 134
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