World’s Fastest Warship

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1581A
Date Released
24 Sep 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World’s Fastest Warship. DESCRIPTION: She is HMS Brave Borderer, the latest design in fast patrol boats for the Navy. Her most unusual outward features are the holes in her stern, which carry the exhaust from three Bristol Proteus Marine gas turbines. And Brave Borderer is unique: she is the first warship in the world able to exceed 50 knots. SHOTLIST: FS ‘Brave Borderer’ (key & title). LS same. MS same. CU name plate. MS radar scanner. CU jet exhausts. MS engine room. MS control panel. LS ‘Brave Borderer’. MS same. Rear view same. Same. MS ‘Brave Borderer’. Shot of deck. MS ‘Brave Borderer’ at speed. Rear view same. ‘Brave Borderer’ at speed.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Locations
England
Card file number
78176
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Davies
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'World’s Fastest Warship', British Movietone News Issue No. 1581A, 24 Sep 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23238 (Accessed 14 Jun 2025)