Rockets at Sea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1506A
Date Released
17 Apr 1958
Date submitted
16 Apr 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Terrier Missile. DESCRIPTION: She’s the USS Gyatt, America’s first destroyer to be equipped with guided missile defence. The ship is fitted with twin launchers on her after deck and the missiles are the type known as Terriers. SHOTLIST: LS destroyer at sea. MS ditto. MS pan to CU destroyer showing launchers. Diff. angle same. LS rocket being fired. Ditto. MLS rocket hits plane - plane explodes into sea.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Navy; Military
Locations
Atlantic Ocean
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
73412
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rockets at Sea', British Movietone News Issue No. 1506A, 17 Apr 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22332 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)