Reports: Launching news - Tribal Class destroyer ‘Sikh’ and gunboat ‘Scorpion’

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

446A

Date Released

23 Dec 1937

Date submitted

21 Dec 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1China
2. 2Reports: American Air Crash at Langley Field, Virginia
3. 3Reports: Buffalo blizzard
4. 4Reports: Tiber troubles
5. 5Reports: Launching news - Tribal Class destroyer ‘Sikh’ and gunboat ‘Scorpion’
6. 6Reports: Buffalo round up
7. 7Names and News: Lord Nuffield is presented with a car by his staff
8. 8Names and News: General Ludendorff
9. 9Names and News: Mr Bingham
10. 10Names and News: Mr Kellogg dies
11. 11Names and News: Admiral Hagesawa
12. 12Names and News: Mr Landon
13. 13Names and News: Eero Jarnefelt
14. 14Genius
15. 15Christmas

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 15

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launching News. SHOTLIST: Launch of a Tribal Class Destroyer the ‘Sikh’. Shots down slipway and on the water. Shot of another Tribal Class Destroyer launch at Greenock. ‘The Punjabi’. Shots of Indian noble (High Commissioner for India) performing the launch. River Gunboat ‘Scorpion’ launched at Isle of Wight. Lady Baring CU performs ceremony. Ship on water.

Keywords

Politics and government; Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings

Footage sources

Local

Card file number

5974

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

57

Story extras:

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