SS Canberra Takes Shape

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1592A

Date Released

10 Dec 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Premier at Oxford
2. 2SS Canberra Takes Shape
3. 3The President’s Tour
4. 4The Big Fight
5. 5The Millionth House
6. 6Farm in Town
7. 7Roughriders

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: SS Canberra Takes Shape. DESCRIPTION: On the stocks at Harland and Wolff’s Belfast yard is the P and O’s new 45,000 ton liner, the biggest liner to be built in a British yard since the Queens. Canberra is due to be launched next March and to make her maiden voyage a year later. This great ship is destined for the UK - Australia run and the Pacific. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Tilt deck. BS part of deck on crane. CU workers. GV shipbuilders at work. LS same. CU same. GV deck. CU cinema. GV Canberra. CU model.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture

Locations

Republic of Ireland; Belfast

Card file number

78805

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Ken Taylor

Length of story (in feet)

68

Story extras:

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