Maritime News
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Maritime News. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the George Washington, the United States Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine, undergoing her trials. She will be able to launch, when submerged, Polaris ballistic missiles with hydrogen war-heads. At sea off Brest, the French Navy’s latest Carrier Clemenceau, was undergoing her trials. At 25,000 tons, she’s about the same size as Britain’s latest Aircraft Carrier, HMS Hermes. SHOTLIST: Aerial ‘George Washington’ submarine. Same - diving (2). Aerial sub. surfaces. Same (2). Aerial ‘Clemenceau’ French aircraft carrier (3). MS side of ship. LS control tower. MS side of ship. LS control tower. MS captain on bridge. GV bridge. MS bunks. GV washbasins. GV dining hall. GV serving hatch. Aerial shot ‘Clemenceau’ (3).
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Navy; Military
- Locations
- France; United States of America
- Footage sources
- United States of America
France
- Card file number
- 78720
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 144
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