Trawler’s Famous Name

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1373A
Date Released
29 Sep 1955
Date submitted
20 Sep 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launch of Kelly. DESCRIPTION: At Selby in Yorkshire a new trawler is about to be named Kelly after the famous Destroyer Flotilla Leader, commanded by Lord Mountbatten. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Kelly in dry dock. MCU of Skipper Shepherd looking at a photograph of Mountbatten. CU of picture of Mountbatten. MCU of Miss Ross holding champagne bottle. Shots of the Kelly being launched sideways into the River Ouse. Various shots of the Kelly in the water.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Yorkshire; Selby
Card file number
64599
Credits:
Camera
John Davies
Commentator
John McLaren
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Trawler’s Famous Name', British Movietone News Issue No. 1373A, 29 Sep 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20389 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)