SS United States Christened

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1152
Date Released
2 Jul 1951
Date submitted
28 Jun 1951
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: SS United States Christened. DESCRIPTION: American’s biggest and fastest liner is christened by Senator Tom Connally’s wife. Built almost entirely of steel and aluminium alloys, the 51,500 ton vessel cost about twenty-five million pounds. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV of ship in water. MS of her in dry dock. SCU of stern with name on same. Various angle shots of her in dry dock. Workmen coming off her. Trickle of water coming into dry dock. Water rising in dry dock. Mrs Tom Connally, christens ship with bottle of champagne, smothers herself in same. MS of her lying in water after being towed out of dry dock.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
Newport News; Virginia
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
55701
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'SS United States Christened', British Movietone News Issue No. 1152, 2 Jul 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17216 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)