Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: HMS "Hercules"
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 2
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMAC "Hercules" Launched. DESCRIPTION: Sir Stafford and Lady Cripps attended the Tyneside launch of Britain’s latest aircraft-carrier. They had to battle against a gale to be heard during the speeches. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Sir Stafford Cripps and Lady Cripps on dais, crowds around them. The above walking to launching dais. GV "Hercules" on stern of carrier. GV crowd singing hymn before launching. Lady Cripps names ship and launches same, actually unnamed person breaks bottle on ship. Terrific gale blowing during launching. Aircraft Carrier Hercules down slipway, entering water, "Rule Britannia" being sung and cheering. Sir Stafford Cripps addressed crowd saying "we won the war through everybody giving their best unstintingly".
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military; Launchings
- Locations
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Card file number
- 46080
- Credits:
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- Camera
- J. L. Ramsden
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- William G. Carrington
- Length of story (in feet)
- 117
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: HMS "Hercules"', British Movietone News Issue No. 852, 1 Oct 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13574 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)