News in Brief: Ship Collision

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1449A
Date Released
14 Mar 1957
Date submitted
11 Mar 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ship Collision. DESCRIPTION: A US Navy Tender, Mission of San Francisco was split completely in two after being rammed by a freighter in the Delaware River. She was torn in half when her cargo of fuel exploded. SHOTLIST: GV ship. Name of ship Mission of San Francisco. LS of ship cut in two. Picture showing the fire enveloping the ship.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Explosions; Navy; Casualties; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
70033
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Ship Collision', British Movietone News Issue No. 1449A, 14 Mar 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21557 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)