SS Oriana Launched

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1588
Date Released
9 Nov 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: SS Oriana Launched. DESCRIPTION: The biggest liner built in Britain for 20 years was launched at Vickers-Armstrong’s yard, Barrow-in-Furness. Princess Alexandra had come to perform the ceremony. This forty thousand tons, fourteen million pound Orient liner will take the Suez route to Australia, and will also be engaged in the Pacific. She will carry some two thousand passengers. Amenities include 3 swimming-pools, and a large cinema. SHOTLIST: CU name on side of ship ‘Oriana’. LS ships propellers. CU two men greasing slipway. GV Princess Alexandra arriving. LS same. CU men removing blocks and wire cables from under ship. CU men preparing three bottles for the launching. MS Princess Alexandra on launching dais. LS ‘Oriana’ going down the slipway. MCU Princess Alexandra on launching dais. LS ‘Oriana’.
Keywords
Royalty; Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
England; Barrow-in-Furness
Card file number
78517
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'SS Oriana Launched', British Movietone News Issue No. 1588, 9 Nov 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23311 (Accessed 26 Apr 2025)