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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launch That Nearly Wasn’t. DESCRIPTION: In Los Angeles, the widow of Australia’s late Prime Minister launches a ship that bears his name - but not before an embarrassing tussle with...
HMS Conqueror, the fifth of the Navy’s planned eight Nuclear Submarines, was launched. The 3,500 ton crafts primary role will be as as sub-hunter.
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: On the Water. DESCRIPTION: Conqueror - fifth of Britain’s Nuclear Submarines, is launched at Birkenhead, the last of Britain’s undersea fleet to be built on Merseyside. Latest...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: On the Water. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s fourth and last nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Revenge, is commissioned at BirkenheadLaunched in London, Europe’s first fully automatic light...
Le Terrible, France’s second Nuclear powered submarine was launched by Defence Minister Michel Debre.
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Scene. DESCRIPTION: Everything indicated a destination in Israel, where the people have been showing a suppressed jubilation about the whole affair. As for official circles, the...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hibernia Launch. DESCRIPTION: Another giant tanker, the 252,000 ton Esso Hibernia, is launched on Tyneside to join sister ship Esso Northumbria as a proud example of Britain’s...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Tanker Emeraude. DESCRIPTION: France launches its biggest tanker to date - the 223,000 ton Emeraude. Living quarters for the crew and a swimming pool on deck will be the envy of...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Anne Launches ‘Canterbury’. DESCRIPTION: The fourth ship built in Britain for the New Zealand Navy - the frigate Canterbury - is launched in Scotland by Princess Anne. It’s the...
COI synopsis: HRH Princess Anne launching a 253,00-ton oil tanker - the largest ship ever to be built in Britain.
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