Hmnzs Canterbury Launched

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2137

Date Released

18 May 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Visit to Port Talbot
2. 2The Carving Opera Singer
3. 3Hmnzs Canterbury Launched
4. 4New Lifeboat
5. 5Cranfield College
6. 6Monaco Grand Prix
7. 7Six Hour Kart Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Anne Launches ‘Canterbury’. DESCRIPTION: The fourth ship built in Britain for the New Zealand Navy - the frigate Canterbury - is launched in Scotland by Princess Anne. It’s the first warship she’s ever launched. SHOTLIST: GV Canterbury in shipyard. GV ship & flags. SV pan Princess Anne & officials walk towards & past. CU policeman. SV Princess Anne talking to man. SCU Princess Anne. SV Princess up gangplank. SCU women in crowd. SV Princess launches ship, crowd applaud. GV ship down slipway. SV Princess & onlooker. LV ship into water. SCU women in crowd. GV ship in water.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings

Locations

Glasgow

Footage sources

Templar Films

Card file number

95919

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

66

Story extras:

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