Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Graveyard of German Fleet

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
868
Date Released
21 Jan 1946
Date submitted
17 Jan 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kiel - Grave of German Fleet. DESCRIPTION: Lying in Kiel are German ships which have been sunk by the Royal Air Force. SHOTLIST: KS GV harbour shot from stern of moving launch. Shots of Hamburg-Amerika Liner "New York" lying on her side. Panning shot round the 10,000 ton cruiser "Admiral Hipper" which has only her super-structure showing above water. Various bomb holes in deck of ship. Pan to smaller cruiser "Emden", various shots of her in sunken condition. Trucking shot of wreckage of U-boats appearing above water level. Bows of two pre-fabricated U-boats on quay. Capsized hulk of the pocket battleship "Admiral Scheer", several shots of same. GV again shot from stern of launch. Please note all shots are taken from a launch. Ensign flies on launch.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Occupied territories
Card file number
46401
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
85
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Graveyard of German Fleet', British Movietone News Issue No. 868, 21 Jan 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13698 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)