HMS "Courageous"

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
537A
Date Released
21 Sep 1939
Date submitted
1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS "Courageous" Sunk. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Navy suffers its first tragic loss with the sinking of the aircraft carrier "Courageous". The ship was a victim of a German U-boat and sank in twenty minutes. SHOTLIST: Various library scenes of the aircraft carrier "Courageous" including a shot of the King going aboard and inspecting ratings on one of the hangars during the Reserve Fleet inspection. Also shot of submarine unknown.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
37654
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
124
Story extras:
Film clip

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'HMS "Courageous"', British Movietone News Issue No. 537A, 21 Sep 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10273 (Accessed 02 Feb 2025)