Eagle Ready for Service

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1173
Date Released
26 Nov 1951
Date submitted
23 Nov 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eagle Ready for Service. DESCRIPTION: The aircraft-carrier HMS Eagle, the twenty-first ship of the Royal Navy to bear that name, was launched in 1946 by Princess Elizabeth at Belfast. The 37,000 ton ship, commanded by Captain Guy Willoughby, was commissioned last month and has been undergoing machinery and manoeuvrability trials in the Clyde Estuary. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Eagle at anchor. . Belfast shipyard, Princess Elizabeth mounts platform, names & launches aircraft carrier Eagle carrier out of camera, down slipway. (46687). GV lying at anchor. CU Captain Guy Willoughby on bridge looks through binoculars. Various shots of parts of the ship. GV of Eagle.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
Locations
Clyde Estuary
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
56409
Credits:
Camera
John Charles Elder
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Eagle Ready for Service', British Movietone News Issue No. 1173, 26 Nov 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17477 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)