Learning on ScreenDown to the Sea
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Down to the Sea. DESCRIPTION: In America, the largest nuclear submarine got a powerful send-off. 447 feet long, Triton is indeed a giant among underwater craft: five thousand, six hundred tons. She’s built with three decks, and is reported to be powered by two nuclear engines. Her speed is secret, but is said to be at-least thirty knots, on the surface, or submerged. . At Hamburg, another launch took place: the Gorch Fock, a three-masted Barque, is to take the place of the ill-fated Pamir, as a training ship for German Naval Cadets. SHOTLIST: Shots before launching & launching. LS submarine after being launched. NEW PAMIR (GORCH FOCK) - CARD 74767 A successor to the ill-fated barque Pamir was launched in Hamburg. She was the Gorch Fock. LS yacht in dry dock. CU workmen remove chocks. MS launching ship. MS moving down shipway. Elevated shots of the bows, tilt to mast. At the launching ceremony were two German Admirals, Ruge and Rogge.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Nuclear energy; Launchings
- Locations
- United States of America; West Germany
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 74756
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 95
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