The Naval Scene - Submarine Escape Apparatus

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1322A
Date Released
7 Oct 1954
Date submitted
4 Oct 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Nine Powers Agree
  2. 2News in Brief: The American Hac
  3. 3News in Brief: Jet Noise Abatement
  4. 4News in Brief: Fire at the Gpo
  5. 5By the Way - Pearlies Parade
  6. 6By the Way - Animal Sunday
  7. 7By the Way - Nigerian Nuptials
  8. 8The Naval Scene - Submarine Escape Apparatus
  9. 9The Naval Scene - HMS Ceylon and Magpie
  10. 10Soccer - England Beat Ireland

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Submarine Escape Apparatus. DESCRIPTION: At Submarine Headquarters at Gosport, a one-man escape chamber method has been recently demonstrated in a new 100 ft escape training tank. SHOTLIST: General shots of the entrance to the Head Quarters at Gosport. GV of the 100 ft escape tower. CU of man entering the chamber. Man closes the water tight door. Shots of men surfacing. Man operating the air control.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Locations
Gosport
Card file number
61977
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Peter Brown
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
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