Navy Days

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1611A
Date Released
21 Apr 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Navy Days. DESCRIPTION: Ships dressed overall marked a special occasion at Chatham. These were the last of the Navy Days at Chatham, which is to close down after hundreds of years as a royal dockyard. One of the ships on view was the fast anti-submarine frigate Relentless, and visitors made the most of this opportunity of having a good look round. SHOTLIST: GV warship. GV masthead. MS people boarding ship. LAS ship. MS people climbing up stairs. CU naval officer. MS woman naval officer with young man. GV anti-sub frigate Relentless. MS people passing down hatchway. MS another. TS same. MS same. MS gun. CU gun. MS gun. CU end of barrel. MS model of Admiral Lord Anson. CU same (2).
Keywords
Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Weapons; Navy; Military
Locations
England; Chatham
Card file number
79857
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Navy Days', British Movietone News Issue No. 1611A, 21 Apr 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23572 (Accessed 16 Jul 2025)