HMS Danae

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2174
Date Released
1 Feb 1971
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1France Win Slaloms
  2. 2Toy Fair
  3. 3Hardware Exhibition
  4. 4HMS Danae
  5. 5Scout Jamboree
  6. 6Vesuvius

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS Danae. DESCRIPTION: Moored below Tower Bridge, the frigate HMS Danae attracts many young visitors during a five day visit for the Great London Fair. Schoolboys from Wimbledon and Hampton are invited aboard for a cruise to Portsmouth and get a chance to look at the latest missiles and detection equipment. SHOTLIST: GV HMS Danae in. CU bell with name & date ‘1967’. GV HMS Danae with Tower Bridge in b/g. Shot of Danae seen from launch carrying cadet visitors. LV launch approaching as seen from HMS Danae. Angle shot radar. LV pan Lt Embleton demonstrates helicopter to cadets. SV boys listening. CU boy (Stephen Blight of Hampton Grammar School). SV Lt Embleton speaking. SCU cadets listen. CU Cadet Philip Davies. SV Embleton speaking. SV boys listen. SV bearded naval officer explains details of ship. SCU ditto speaks to boy. SV pan boys shown radar control room interior. CU boy pan to Lt Embleton. CU boys listening. GV river as seen from HMS Danae now moving. SV seamen parade on deck. BV boys look from boat with Cutty Sark in b/g. SV boys on bridge. BV boys look from ship with RNC Greenwich in b/g. SV boys wave. LV Naval College seen from ship.
Keywords
Education and training; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Children; Aviation; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
96751
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
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