News in Colour: Dreadnought Blows Up Tanker

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1987

Date Released

3 Jul 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour - Dreadnought Blows Up Tanker. DESCRIPTION: Colour report from the North Atlantic. The Nuclear Submarine Dreadnought torpedoes the bow section of the stricken German Tanker Essberger Chemist and her dangerous cargo of Acetone and Alcohol. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot over the German tanker Essberger Chemist. CU pilot as plane flies over the tanker. Aerial shot over the tanker. Aerial shot as HMS Dreadnought approaching tanker. Aerial shot ditto. Aerial shot over the tanker. MS propellers of the RAF Shackleton. Aerial shot over the tanker. CU pilot as plane flies over the tanker. Aerial shot Dreadnought approaching tanker. Aerial shot tanker. CU pilot. Aerial shot over tanker. Aerial shot tanker, and showing streaks from Dreadnought’s torpedoes. CU pilot. Aerial shot as torpedoes hit tanker. Aerial shot tanker burning. GV ditto (x2). Aerial shot looking through cockpit of Shackleton at blazing tanker.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military

Locations

Atlantic Ocean

Card file number

92531

Credits:

Commentator: Peter Nerreter

Length of story (in feet)

137

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