Naval Exercise in Arctic Waters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1092A
Date Released
11 May 1950
Date submitted
8 May 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Naval Exercise in Heavy Seas. DESCRIPTION: Three American warships weather howling 60mph gales in northern exercise and triumph over wind, water and ice. SHOTLIST: KS. Bows of ship (looking forward) ploughing through heavy seas. Various angle shots of ice-breaker "Burton Island" driving through heavy gale, shots taken aboard ship. Ship tossed about like cork. GV seals hopping & swimming about around in ice floes. Seagulls flying around overhead. Submarine "Perch" covered in ice & snow, crew chipping off ice. Various shots of "Perch" in Arctic waters, completely covered in ice.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Liverpool, Manchester or Leeds.
Keywords
Navy; Military
Locations
Arctic
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
53688
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Naval Exercise in Arctic Waters', British Movietone News Issue No. 1092A, 11 May 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16392 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)