HMS Affray - Channel Search Scenes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1142
Date Released
23 Apr 1951
Date submitted
19 Apr 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Her Majesty Opens Keele Hall College
  2. 2Labour Party Colleagues’ Farewell to Bevin
  3. 3Mechanical Innovations for Industry
  4. 4HMS Affray - Channel Search Scenes
  5. 5General Eisenhower Sees Air Defence Fly-Past
  6. 6General Macarthur Returns to America

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS Affray - Channel Search Scenes. DESCRIPTION: Ships of the Royal Navy (including Submarines) and some foreign vessels continued the search for the Submarine Affray. The Admiralty announced that there was no reasonable hope of the rescue of any survivors. The C-in-C Portsmouth, Admiral Sir Arthur Power summed up. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS head-on of Submarine. GV of the Needles taken from Starling. Aboard Starling. Shots of Dan Bouys lying on deck of ship in their dozens. Crew aboard lifeboat ready to be lowered into water. Submarine & destroyers searching. MS Boxer ship. Subs search. GV flare in sea, destroyer in background. Aerial of US destroyers in background. Aerial of US destroyers No 864. Aerial of Belgian destroyers F910. Aerial salvage vessel Reclaim CU Admiral Sir John Arthur Power. C-in-C, Portsmouth speaks about the disasters of the lost Affray submarine.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Safety devices; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military
Card file number
55344
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
221
Story extras:

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