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Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

191A

Date Released

30 Jan 1933

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Australia Win Second Test Match by 111 Runs. Score:- England 169 and 139, Australia 228 and 191, played at Melbourne
• 2. New British Cruiser Leaves the Slipway

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New British Cruiser Launched. DESCRIPTION: HMS Neptune is named and launched from naval Yard at Portsmouth by Mrs Euan Wallace. SHOTLIST: Side of Neptune with workmen on same bearing name. Shot of the launching by Mrs Euan Wallace. Shot of workmen knocking away the chocks. The ship slides down slipway. Close shot taken from below of the bows entering and churning up the water. Long shot surrounded by tugs.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2236

Length of story (in feet)

110

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