Her Majesty Launches New Ark Royal

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2002

Date Released

8 May 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1May Day Goes by Without Big Riots
2. 2France Strikes Oil
3. 3Dorothy Lamour Hits Road to Britain
4. 4Russian Cranks Burn Homes in H-Bomb Protest
5. 5Soccer and Dirt Track "Takecover"
6. 6Her Majesty Launches New Ark Royal
7. *Birkenhead Technical College: Queen Lays Foundation Stone

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

Largest aircraft carrier in world in launched at Birkenhead by Queen.

Keywords

Royalty; Ships and boats

Library number

18609

Length of story (in feet)

193

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