Under the Sea in Ships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1946
Date Released
19 Sep 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Lady Out of Luck
  2. 2Highland Hemline
  3. 3Under the Sea in Ships
  4. 4Cradle to Canvas
  5. 5What Comes Down, Goes Up

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Under the Sea in Ships. DESCRIPTION: West German Navy submarine Hai, recently sunk in the North Sea; latest tragic chapter in ill-fated story of ex-U Boat, scuttled during the war. This accident highlights recent criticisms of seaworthiness of German Navy. Britain’s latest submarine promises a more successful future. Resolution, launched by the Queen Mother at Barrow-in-Furness, is this country’s first Polaris Submarine. A Nuclear propelled giant, she and her three sister ships will be the most significant element in our Nuclear Deterrent. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV the submarine Hai at commissioning ceremony in 1957. LS ditto. CU name of submarine. Hai. MS captain of submarine at ceremony. MLS sailors stand on deck. LS flag hoisted on bridge of sub. MS sailors watch. MS flag flying. MLS submarine moves away from quay side. LS sailors cheer as submarine passes. LS submarine after ceremony. Slip pan. Pan along length of submarine. MS crowd. Pan Queen Mother arrives and walks up gangway. GV the submarine Resolution before launching. Top shot Queen Mother about to launch submarine. GV crowd. MS Queen Mother. LAS bottle hits hull of submarine and submarine begins to move down slipway. GV submarine down slipway. GV ditto. Top shot Queen Mother watching. GV submarine enters water. MS crowd. GV submarine in water. GV ditto.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Nuclear energy; Launchings
Locations
England; Barrow-in-Furness
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
91575
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
158
Story extras:
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