Super Tanker on the Way

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1465
Date Released
1 Jul 1957
Date submitted
27 Jun 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launching of British Trader. DESCRIPTION: Ready for her launching at John Brown’s Clydebank yard, the 32,000 ton British Trader is the third addition this year to the BP Tanker Company’s fleet. SHOTLIST: Bow of British Trader seen from the fitting shop. Side view of ship. Seen under ship. Mrs Gillespie cuts the tape and the ship sails off. Ship in water, drag chains are pulled down. CU of Mrs Gillespie, general view of crowd. CU of Mr Jackson who made a statement of our shipping programme. LS looking down base plates of new forty three thousand ton tanker due for launching next year. High angle shot. Several general views.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Business and commerce; Launchings
Locations
Clydebank
Footage sources
The British Petroleum Company
Card file number
71105
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Super Tanker on the Way', British Movietone News Issue No. 1465, 1 Jul 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21776 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)