Cutty Sark’s Last Passage

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1332A

Date Released

16 Dec 1954

Date submitted

13 Dec 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Boxing - Keenan Retains Title
2. 2Boom in Venezuela
3. 3Cutty Sark’s Last Passage
4. 4Earl Mountbatten Gives Up Command
5. 5Floods Still Rising
6. 6Soccer - Wolves V Honved

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cutty Sark’s Last Voyage. DESCRIPTION: The Cutty Sark, which was launched at Dumbarton in 1869, has been towed to Greenwich, where she is to be kept as a lasting memorial to the bygone age of sail. SHOTLIST: CU of the stern of the Cutty Sark showing the name plate. Captain Irving going aboard. Several shots of the Captain on board. GV of the ship stripped down. The ship in tow. GV of the ship from Greenwich Pier. Workmen pulling the Cutty Sark into dry dock. Supports being put in place. CU of workmen placing wedges in position. GV of the Cutty Sark in dry dock.

Keywords

Ships and boats

Locations

London; Greenwich; East India Dock

Card file number

62469

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Camera

Peter Brown

Commentator

Peter Haigh

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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