Ships in the News

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1541
Date Released
15 Dec 1958
Date submitted
11 Dec 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sports Trophy
  2. 2Books - At a Price
  3. 3Ships in the News
  4. 4Nobel Awards
  5. 5A Christmas Stocking

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ships in the News. DESCRIPTION: Otago is the first ship ever built in Britain specially for the Royal New Zealand Navy, and she’s the first of a squadron of anti-submarine frigates for that service. The ship was launched by Princess Margaret who named her after the Province of Otago in the South of New ZealandThe 50 ton John Ashley is a new vessel for the Missions to Seamen. There is a small chapel on board, a recreation room, a cinema and a well-stocked library. Prince Philip boarded her at Westminster to attend the dedication and to accept the ship on behalf of the Mission. His Royal Highness himself took her down London River on the short journey to Wapping. SHOTLIST: MS ship on slipway (key). CU name ‘Otago’. CU Princess Margaret speaks. MS men knock away chocks. CU man knocks away chocks. MS bottle broken on bows. MS men cheer. CU bows move away. MS same. GV ship in water. Slip pan to GV ‘John Ashley’. CU sign ‘The Mission to Seamen’. GV interior chapel. CU altar, GV recreation room. CU screen. MS books on shelves. MS Duke of Edinburgh goes aboard. GV boat at Westminster Pier. MS same moves away from pier.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
Locations
England
Card file number
75770
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Robert Turner
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
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