Sideways Splash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1493
Date Released
13 Jan 1958
Date submitted
8 Jan 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 11
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sideways Splash. DESCRIPTION: At Faversham, the biggest tanker ever built in Kent, ready for her naming and launching, for a life service carrying petroleum in London River. SHOTLIST: GV ship. GV workmen on keel. CU Union Flag. MS launching platform. GV ship launched sideways. Tanker - 900 tons load displacement.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
Kent; England; Faversham
Card file number
72515
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sideways Splash', British Movietone News Issue No. 1493, 13 Jan 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22137 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)