Submarine ‘Swiftsure’ Launched

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2206A

Date Released

16 Sep 1971

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Athletics at Crystal Palace
2. 2Geoffrey Jackson Home
3. 3Khrushchev Dead
4. 4Submarine ‘Swiftsure’ Launched
5. 5New Aircraft
6. 6Daily Mirror Yacht Rally

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Submarine Swiftsure Launched. DESCRIPTION: Lady Pollock, wife of the First Sea Lord, launches HMS Swiftsure - The Royal Navy’s latest nuclear powered submarine. SHOTLIST: GV submarine Swiftsure on stocks. SV workmen on the conning tower. STV Lady Pollock arrives on launching platform. CU bottle of home brewed apple wine. SV pan from workmen to submarine. SV Lady Pollock launches sub. LV pan sub moves down slipway. GV sub slides into water. CU pan drag chains. GV sub in water & drag chains. STV VIP shaking hands with Lady Pollock. GV sub Swiftsure launched.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Launchings

Locations

Barrow-in-Furness

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

97476A

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

86

Story extras:

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