New Pattern at Sea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1525
Date Released
25 Aug 1958
Date submitted
5 Aug 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Pattern at Sea. DESCRIPTION: Big ships, big guns: that was once the pattern of sea power. But now, they battleship is a thing of the past. For this is the atomic age: and the new capital ship looks like being the nuclear-powered submarine. The Royal Australian Navy has established a modern anti-submarine school, to train its officers and ratings in the latest tactics. Here, illustrating a mock battle, Wrens, experts in writing backwards, plot the course of an action, on a glass screen. Then, on manoeuvres, training is put into practice. A Royal Naval Submarine plays the role of enemy. From the Aircraft-Carrier Melbourne, Gannetts fly off, to locate the sub. Its periscope is sighted, and the aircraft go in to the attack. Australian frigates fire a barrage of depth-charges. It’s vital training. SHOTLIST: GV ship. Same. CU bows of ship. Aerial shot submarine. MS same. CU spray over bows of sub. GV pupils at anti-sub school. MS same. CU lecturer. CU sailors. Same. MS girls write on glass. MS same. MS girls write on glass. MS same. CU same slip pan to GV sub. MS same. Aerial shot aircraft carrier. CU plane takes off. BS same. GV sub’s periscope. GV plane drops bomb. MS ship. CU bows. GV ship fires GV explosion in sea.
Keywords
Education and training; Ships and boats; Women; Weapons; Aviation; Explosions; Navy; Military; Nuclear energy
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
74562
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
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'New Pattern at Sea', British Movietone News Issue No. 1525, 25 Aug 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22561 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)