Liner Launchings

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1615
Date Released
16 May 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Ocean Liners. DESCRIPTION: At Walker-on-Tyne, a fine new 27,000 tonner for the Canadian Pacific fleet was ready for her launching, and Mrs John Diefenbaker, the Canadian Premier’s wife, did the honours. The Empress of Canada’s keel was laid at the beginning of last year, and she’s expected to sail from Merseyside for Montreal on her maiden voyage next April. Third to bear the name, she’ll be the largest liner in the fleet, and will be chiefly engaged in service between Great Britain and Canada. It was on the next day, at St Nazaire, that the new French giant, a 55,000 tonner, was launched. She’s to be the flagship of the French line. President de Gaulle was there, and it was his wife who named the ship France. It’ll be at-least 18 months before she sails on her maiden trans-Atlantic voyage with 2,000 passengers. SHOTLIST: GV Empress of Canada on slipway. GV bow of ship. MS name on side of ship. MS Mrs John Diefenbaker launches ship (pan) - liner down slipway. GV lines slides down slipway. MS Mrs Diefenbaker watching. GV liner. (83 ft.) Slip pan. GV ship on slipway France at Nazaire. GV ditto. LS ship’s hull. LS quay side. MS anchor port. GV ship’s bow. MS props holding ship. GV cranes. Top shot - de Gaulle. LS ship launched. LS liner enters sea. GV ditto. GV ship in water. Aerial shot dock. GV liner. GV ditto.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
England
Footage sources
France
Card file number
80081
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Norman Fisher
Soundman
Reginald C. Sutton
Commentator
Reginald C. Sutton
Length of story (in feet)
176
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Liner Launchings', British Movietone News Issue No. 1615, 16 May 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23604 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)