Guns for Scrap

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1630
Date Released
29 Aug 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Guns for Scrap. DESCRIPTION: The breaking up of the Vanguard has begun. She cost 9 million pounds to build, not counting her 15-inch guns. This 50,000 ton battleship had eight of them, and now, in the Gareloch, they’re being removed. The guns have quite a history: they were first mounted in HMS Courageous and Glorious, two hush-hush Cruisers of World War One. SHOTLIST: LS Vanguard. MLS guns. MCU guns being removed. MCU gun barrel sawn off. MCU hoisting gun barrel. MLS gun barrel on deck. LS the rest of the ship’s guns. LS gun barrel being lowered.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Scotland
Card file number
80920
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Guns for Scrap', British Movietone News Issue No. 1630, 29 Aug 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23754 (Accessed 14 Jun 2025)