Britannia Prepares

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1612
Date Released
25 Apr 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britannia Prepares. DESCRIPTION: Britannia, which recently returned from service on the Princess Royal’s tour of the West Indies, is now preparing for Princess Margaret’s Honeymoon voyage. The repainting of the royal yacht, in dry dock at Portsmouth, is in full swing. SHOTLIST: GV Britannia in dock. GV same. LAS same. GV scaffolding around ship. MS men working on same. LAS same. HAS same. MS men scraping paint off. CU same. MS men working on ship. MS another. MLS same. MS same (2). MLS ship GV ship.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture
Locations
England
Card file number
79922
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britannia Prepares', British Movietone News Issue No. 1612, 25 Apr 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23576 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)