Rocket Submarine

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1434
Date Released
26 Nov 1956
Date submitted
19 Nov 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rocket Submarine. DESCRIPTION: Far out in the Pacific, the USS Barbero surfaced on a test demonstration. She’s America’s guided missile submarine: carrying a launching platform bearing a surface to surface missile of well proven design. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the USS Barbero surfacing. MCU shots of the missile. Missile being launched. MCU missile in the air. LS submarine submerging.
Keywords
Weapons; Navy; Military
Locations
Pacific Ocean
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
68977
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rocket Submarine', British Movietone News Issue No. 1434, 26 Nov 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21331 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)