To Stop Rolling at Sea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1504A
Date Released
3 Apr 1958
Date submitted
31 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Mary Stabilisers. DESCRIPTION: Over eighty thousand tons on liner, in dry dock at Southampton. She’s the Queen Mary, and she was there, having her stabilisers fitted. Now passengers sailing in the Queen Mary should have no fear of those Atlantic rollers! Afterwards, she went for a short voyage down the Channel, while tests were being carried out. Seen at the Denny-Brown Stabiliser controls was their designer, Sir William Wallace, with Captain George Morris, master of the ship. SHOTLIST: GV Queen Mary berthed in dock. Closer same. CU stabiliser being put onto ship. CU man welding. CU stabiliser. MS same. CU funnel. Shot of sea from stern of ship. MS man walking along deck showing ship rolling. MS bridge of Queen Mary showing roll. MS Cunard men standing on deck. MS bridge showing ship rolling. MS Sir William Wallace (designer of the stabilisers), and another man. CU stabiliser being started. CU Sir William Wallace & Captain of the Queen Mary. Captain George Morris. MS on deck of Queen Mary. MS looking over side of bridge showing sunset. MS bridge.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Environment; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Safety devices; Inventions and discoveries
Locations
England; English Channel; Southampton Docks
Card file number
73189
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'To Stop Rolling at Sea', British Movietone News Issue No. 1504A, 3 Apr 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22306 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)