New Rig for Old Ship

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1716
Date Released
23 Apr 1962
Date submitted
10 Apr 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Out for Easter
  2. 2Larks with Sharks
  3. 3New Rig for Old Ship
  4. 4Fun in the Scrum!

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Rigging for the Victory. DESCRIPTION: HMS Victory, memorial to Nelson’s great victory off Cape Trafalgar (nearly 160 years ago) is today one of the sights at Portsmouth. This magnificent old warship is in the process of being re-rigged. Not for the first time, of course, but it involves the use of more than 8 tons of rope. The fibre of sisal is what these ropes are made of, and the ropery supplying Victory with hers is this one at Chatham. Our cameramen had a good look round to watch the build-up. The method of manufacture follows the old tradition, responsible for Victory’s original rigging, made about 200 years ago. SHOTLIST: Six exterior shots of Victory. Man working on rigging. Tilt down from sailors to plaque where Nelson fell in battle. Three shots of man working on rigging. CU of riggers inspecting rigging on main mast. Men ascend aloft to inspect. Descent after inspection - shots of man descending in cradle looking at rigging.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Portsmouth
Card file number
84194
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
200
Story extras:
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