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Giant Tanker

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1656
Date Released
27 Feb 1961
Date submitted
20 Feb 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Tiger Squadron
  2. 2Giant Tanker
  3. 3Dangerous Cargo
  4. 4Visitor to New York
  5. 5Henry VIII Relics
  6. 6Big Top Daredevils

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Giant Tanker. DESCRIPTION: Sepia, at 65,000 tons, is certainly in the modern vogue for giant oil-tankers. With an overall length of 817 feet, she is the longest ship launched on Merseyside, and the biggest tanker. Sepia was named and launched by Mrs Wilkinson, wife of a managing director of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS Sepia (oil tanker). MS pan same. MCU tanker’s propeller. MLS underneath tanker (men in picture). GV men knocking away blocks. GV Mrs Wilkinson launching Sepia. MLS crowd watching. MS tanker running down slipway. LS crowd watching. GV Sepia enters the water. MLS crowd. LS tanker at sea.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
England; Merseyside
Card file number
81939
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
65
Story extras:

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