Naval News - HMS Cumberland

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1321

Date Released

27 Sep 1954

Date submitted

23 Sep 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mr Attlee Home
2. 2Tension off Chinese Coast
3. 3MP’s Tour Malaya
4. 4Dutch Parliament
5. 5Rodeo
6. 6Man Made Lightning
7. 7Naval News - HMS Albion
8. 8Naval News - HMS Cumberland
9. 9Keenan Ko’s Kelly
10. *The Queen Mother with Black Watch

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Atomic Wash - HMS Cumberland. DESCRIPTION: In the Mediterranean, HMS Cumberland undergoes her pre-wetting trials, a new method of protecting warships against radio active contamination by spraying some 300 tons of water an hour over the decks and superstructure. SHOTLIST: General shots of the ship being sprayed with water. Shot of two men in oilskins examining the nozzles. Shot of the bridge undergoing the wetting.

Keywords

Navy; Military; Nuclear energy

Locations

Mediterranean Sea

Footage sources

Gaumont

Card file number

61909

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

125

Story extras:

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