Largest Tanker Launched

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1217

Date Released

29 Sep 1952

Date Other

Sep 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Queen Mother Visits Grangemouth
2. 2Largest Tanker Launched
3. 3Personality Column: Rocky Marciano
4. 4Personality Column: Jacqueline Auriol
5. 5Personality Column: Jon Gresham
6. 6Oceanic News Items
7. 7Oceanic News Items
8. 8Oceanic News Items
9. 9East Germans Booed in Bonn
10. 10Eritrea Passes to Ethiopia
11. 11Highlanders Home from Korea
12. *Great Welcome for Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Largest Tanker Launched. DESCRIPTION: The naming and launching of the World Enterprise at Newcastle-on-Tyne, was performed by Lady Micklem. The ship is the first of two giant tankers of about 32,000 tons being built by Vickers-Armstrong. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Tanker on stocks. Name on side World Enterprise. GV Lady Micklem launching same. Receives bouquet. Cut in workmen. Ship in water. At anchor.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Launchings

Locations

Newcastle upon Tyne

Card file number

57862

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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