Trials of New Luxury Destroyer

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1096
Date Released
5 Jun 1950
Date submitted
1 Jun 1950
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tobruk New Destroyer. DESCRIPTION: Special interest attaches to the Royal Australian Navy’s new battle-class destroyer Tobruk. It has been designed for work in the tropics and has among its up-to-date equipment, electric washing machines, a modern kitchen and cafeteria system. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the new destroyer at sea on trials. Aboard, below deck, shots of electric washing machines, the galley (kitchen), with cafeteria system operating. "Tobruk" passing through rough weather, tossing & rolling about.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Locations
Sydney
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
53830
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Trials of New Luxury Destroyer', British Movietone News Issue No. 1096, 5 Jun 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16445 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)