Naval Occasions - Hmcs St Laurent

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1379
Date Released
7 Nov 1955
Date submitted
2 Nov 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMcs St Laurent Commissioned. DESCRIPTION: Montreal and a visit by Mr St Laurent (Canada’s Premier) to HMCS St Laurent, Canada’s newest warship. The ship was not named after the Prime Minister but after the river. SHOTLIST: LS HMCS St Laurent at anchor. CU wheel of ship. CU President St Laurent arrives. LS all the crew on parade around the ship. CU one of the ship’s guns. CU sailors of the guard of honour. CU officers saluting as the ensign is broken. CU ensign being raised.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Navy; Military
Locations
Montreal; Canada
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
65075
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Naval Occasions - Hmcs St Laurent', British Movietone News Issue No. 1379, 7 Nov 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20492 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)