Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Our Destroyers Were in Action

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
601
Date Released
9 Dec 1940
Date submitted
5 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS "Kelly" Torpedoed. DESCRIPTION: An incident that took place earlier this year was the torpedoing of HMS Kelly. The destroyer, under the command of Lord Louis Mountbatten, was eventually towed back to port. SHOTLIST: Shot of HMS "Kelly" (a flotilla leader of the "Javelin Class") has a list. The crew are taken off and she is taken in tow by HMS "Bulldog". The "Kelly" reaches port and Lord Louis Mountbatten, her captain, chats with Admiralty officials as pumping and welding operations go forward. While she was being towed in she was raided by hostile aircraft.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; War damage; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40096
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Our Destroyers Were in Action', British Movietone News Issue No. 601, 9 Dec 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11337 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)