News in Brief: Stabilisers for QE

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1343
Date Released
28 Feb 1955
Date submitted
23 Feb 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Persian Royal Visit - Final Engagements
  2. 2News in Brief: Mountain Air Crash
  3. 3News in Brief: New French Premier
  4. 4News in Brief: Oil Fire
  5. 5News in Brief: Geoff Duke Wins
  6. 6News in Brief: Stabilisers for QE
  7. 7The Princess in Jamaica
  8. 8Storm Havoc at Genoa

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth Has Stabilisers Installed. DESCRIPTION: During her annual overhaul in dry dock at Southampton, the Queen Elizabeth is being fitted with stabiliser fins to prevent rolling in heavy weather. SHOTLIST: KS The stern of the QE in dry dock. GV of the stern of the QE in dry dock. GV the bows of the QE in dry dock. GV the props being cleaned. GV the chains for the huge anchors (the camera pans down the bows). CU the anchors. Interiors of the compartment in which the 80 hp electric motors are housed, which operate the stabilisers. A shot looking down at the stabilisers themselves being lowered into position.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Southampton
Card file number
62966
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
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