Royal Navy’s Courtesy Call

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1502

Date Released

17 Mar 1958

Date submitted

13 Mar 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Princess Grace - A Son
2. 2Ghana Celebrates
3. 3News from Far East
4. 4New Thames Tunnel
5. 5Royal Navy’s Courtesy Call
6. 6Welcome Home

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Fleet Visit Split. DESCRIPTION: The Cruiser Sheffield and the Destroyer Diana sailed into the Port of Split, the finest harbour on the Adriatic coast. It was an official naval visit, Sheffield is the flagship of Admiral Sir Charles Lamb, C-in-C Mediterranean Fleet, who was visiting Yugoslavia’s Senior Admiral. SHOTLIST: MS ship. MS ship taken from deck. MS ship firing gun. MS on deck SCU sailors looking at coastline. CU flag flying. CU British Officer salutes Yugoslav officer, MS Yugoslav Guard of Honour. MS review of Guard of Honour. CU Yugoslav sailor. MS officer walking. Marines present arms. CU marines.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military

Locations

Yugoslavia; Split

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

73121

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

59

Story extras:

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