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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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