Maritime Affairs: New Tanker

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1395A

Date Released

1 Mar 1956

Date submitted

28 Feb 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ireland V Scotland
2. 2Maritime Affairs: Ferry Boat Icebreaker
3. 3Maritime Affairs: New Tanker
4. 4Maritime Affairs: Hmas Melbourne
5. 5Colonial Secretary Visits Cyprus
6. 6Aqua Jumping
7. 7Marching to the Mosque
8. 8Britain’s Guided Missile

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Section Title

Maritime Affairs

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Tanker. DESCRIPTION: At Wallsend-on-Tyne, a new shell tanker awaits her launching. The Honourable Lady Eccles (wife of the Minister of Education) was the sponsor, naming the ship Volvula. The ship is 31,000 tons deadweight and has a designed service speed of 16 1/2 knots. SHOTLIST: At Wallsend-on-Tyne, a new shell tanker awaits her launching. The Honourable Lady Eccles (wife of the Minister of Education) was sponsor, naming the ship ‘Volvula’. SCU tankers. SCU Lady Eccles. Champagne hits ship. Various shots of ship. CU keel. SCU crowds waving.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Launchings

Locations

Wallsend-on-Tyne

Footage sources

Shell Film Unit

Card file number

66128

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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