Destroyers Do Their Torpedo Practice

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

176

Date Released

17 Oct 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Belfast is Scarred after Day of Riots
2. 2Mother Earth Lets off Some Steam
3. 3Lord Cecil Replies to Mr de Valera
4. 4Austrian Nazis for Union with Germany
5. 5Destroyers Do Their Torpedo Practice
6. 6Canada Gets Busy on Ottawa Treaties

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Destroyers Do Their Torpedo Practice. DESCRIPTION: Marksmen of Home Fleet preserve their skill with naval weapon at sea off Isle of Wight. SHOTLIST: Shot over bows of destroyer of destroyer ahead. Torpedo fired over side of same. Close elevated shot of torpedoes being loaded. Long shot of destroyer. Elevated shot from side of same of torpedo being fired. Same being fired in slow motion. Shot over stern of vessel of destroyers in Line Ahead.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Weapons; Navy; Military; Newsreels

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2061

Length of story (in feet)

61

Story extras:

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