Oil Rig Launched

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2313A

Date Released

4 Oct 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Japanese PM Visit
2. 2Horse Sales
3. 3Oil Rig Launched
4. 4Golden Wedding Holiday
5. 5Festival of Wine

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oil Rig Launched. DESCRIPTION: Marathon, successor to Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, launch their first giant oil rig. SHOTLIST: SV flag. GV new oil rig at Marathon Clyde Bank, Glasgow. SV crowd on board new oil rig Penrod 04. SV workers on gantry of shipyard, nameplate below Port Arthur, Tex. GV oil rig in shipyard. GV interior new oil rig pipe lines etc. pan to water pumps and other machinery. SV control room on new oil rig. CU controls, pan to dials on control panel. SV side of new oil rig. SV Mrs Fox launching new oil rig. SV pan new oil rig down slipway. SV new oil rig.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Launchings

Locations

Upper Clyde

Footage sources

Templar Films

Card file number

99404

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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