Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): They Brought the Convoy Through

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
636
Date Released
11 Aug 1941
Date submitted
8 Aug 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ships That Brought the Convoy Through. DESCRIPTION: After the great drive through the Sicilian Channel - the ships that brought the convoy safely to port. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the ships and crews which brought the convoy through the Sicilian Channel. Men of "Renown" cheer the escorting destroyers, while Nelson and Ark Royal get congratulations from the Flag ship. On the quarter deck of "Renown" Admiral Sir James Somerville thanks his Captains and Staff for their response to his summons.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
41128
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
43
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): They Brought the Convoy Through', British Movietone News Issue No. 636, 11 Aug 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11853 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)