Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Year’s Largest Liner Launched
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launching of the Himalaya. DESCRIPTION: The liner ‘Himalaya’ was launched at Barrow-in-Furness, by Lady Currie, wife of the P&O Chairman. SHOTLIST: KS GS liner from dock. MS men knocking out holding chocks. MS Lady Currie launching vessel. MS liner slipping away. LS ditto (x3).
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Launchings
- Locations
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Card file number
- 50888
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- James Humphries
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 86
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Year’s Largest Liner Launched', British Movietone News Issue No. 1010, 11 Oct 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15366 (Accessed 25 Jun 2025)