Plastic Ship

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2225A

Date Released

27 Jan 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Statesman Award for Heath
2. 2Common Market Signing
3. 3Student Protest
4. 4Plastic Ship
5. 5Clean Sheffield
6. 6Infernal Car Rally
7. 7Aussie Auto Rodeo

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Plastic Ship. DESCRIPTION: The world’s first plastic ship, costing £2 million was launched at Southampton. HMS Wilton is the first non-magnetic minesweeper. SHOTLIST: GV pan ship in boathouse. MS & GV workers prepare ship for launch. GV officials arrive. MS Mrs FJ Palmer presented with flowers. LS Mrs Palmer makes speech. GV she launches ship. GV ship moves down slipway. GV ship on water.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Launchings

Locations

Southampton

Card file number

97832

Credits:

Camera

George Fleishchmann

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

99

Story extras:

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