Launch of "Hmas Otama"

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2429
Date Released
21 Dec 1975
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Record Balloon Flight
  2. 2Launch of "Hmas Otama"
  3. 3Round the World Yacht Race
  4. 4Marine Art Exhibition
  5. 5British Ice Skating Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launch of ‘HMas Otama’. DESCRIPTION: HRH the Princess Anne launches a new edition to the Australian Navy, the submarine ‘HMAS Otama’. SHOTLIST: BV submarine in dry dock. CU rudder pan to full length of sub. TV submarine. CU bow. SV Princess Anne arriving. CU HRH talks to crowd. AS submarine. TV deck. SV man holding white flag. WA HRH smashes bottle on sub. CU launch button. WA HRH presses button. Crowd. SV sub doing slipway. LV workmen watching. LV sub in water (2 shots).
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
Locations
Scotland; Greenock
Footage sources
Templar Films
Card file number
75/368
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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