Princess Launches Largest Tanker

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1088
Date Released
10 Apr 1950
Date submitted
5 Apr 1950
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Story No. within this Issue
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Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Margaret Launches Largest British Tanker. DESCRIPTION: At Wallsend-on-Tyne, the largest tanker ever built in Britain has been christened and launched by Princess Margaret. It has a dead-weight of about 28,000 tons and was named Velutina. SHOTLIST: KS. SCU bows decorated with flags etc. Several shots of tanker on stocks. Princess Margaret arrives in pouring rain. Princess on platform names the ship & ship sliding down slipway. Cut-ins of crowd of workmen & relatives watching ship. Various angle shots of ship entering water. ships’ name "Velutina".
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
Wallsend-on-Tyne
Footage sources
Gaumont British News Rota
Card file number
53516
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
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'Princess Launches Largest Tanker', British Movietone News Issue No. 1088, 10 Apr 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16317 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)