Cutty Sark’s Last Passage

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1332A
Date Released
16 Dec 1954
Date submitted
13 Dec 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cutty Sark’s Last Voyage. DESCRIPTION: The Cutty Sark, which was launched at Dumbarton in 1869, has been towed to Greenwich, where she is to be kept as a lasting memorial to the bygone age of sail. SHOTLIST: CU of the stern of the Cutty Sark showing the name plate. Captain Irving going aboard. Several shots of the Captain on board. GV of the ship stripped down. The ship in tow. GV of the ship from Greenwich Pier. Workmen pulling the Cutty Sark into dry dock. Supports being put in place. CU of workmen placing wedges in position. GV of the Cutty Sark in dry dock.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
London; Greenwich; East India Dock
Card file number
62469
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Peter Brown
Commentator
Peter Haigh
Length of story (in feet)
87
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'Cutty Sark’s Last Passage', British Movietone News Issue No. 1332A, 16 Dec 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19723 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)