Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Half a Ship Launched

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
675
Date Released
11 May 1942
Date submitted
5 May 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Half a Ship Launched. DESCRIPTION: In Britain half a tanker is launched, it will replace the forward part of a tanker which had struck a mine. SHOTLIST: Half a ship is christened by a woman and then the other half is joined onto it.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Curiosities; Launchings
Footage sources
Gaumont
Rota
Card file number
42260
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Half a Ship Launched', British Movietone News Issue No. 675, 11 May 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12256 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)