Maritime News

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1337A

Date Released

20 Jan 1955

Date submitted

13 Jan 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Maritime News
2. 2Maritime News
3. 3Mr Hammarskjold Reports
4. 4Headline Briefs - Costa Rica
5. 5Headline Briefs - USA
6. 6Headline Briefs - West Germany
7. 7Headline Briefs - Italy
8. 8The Sporting Scene - Sailing
9. 9The Sporting Scene - Water Skiing
10. 10It’s Fun While It Lasts
11. 11It’s Fun While It Lasts
12. 12It’s Fun While It Lasts
13. *The Scottish Scene
14. *The Scottish Scene

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 12

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sts Vexilla Launched. DESCRIPTION: At Birkenhead, the naming and launching of the big oil-tanker Vexilla, was performed by Mrs Boyd-Carpenter, wife of the Minister of Transport. SHOTLIST: GV The oil tanker from the platform end. GV the platform. CU the platform and Mrs Boyd Carpenter and her politician husband. The breaking of the bottle. Ship moves off down the runway. View of the vessel being towed in the river.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Launchings

Locations

Liverpool; Birkenhead

Card file number

62630

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

James Humphries

Length of story (in feet)

120

Story extras:

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