New Liner

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1651
Date Released
23 Jan 1961
Date submitted
18 Jan 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Liner Launched. DESCRIPTION: About to be launched at Clydebank was a new hotel class liner, the 33,000 ton Transvaal Castle. To name her and send her on her way was the task of Lady Cayzer, whose husband is the Chairman of the British and Commonwealth Shipping Company. The new liner can carry about 740 passengers, and will be taking her place in the South African Mail Service of the Union-Castle line. SHOTLIST: GV Transvaal Castle (ship) on launching ground. LS bow of ship. LAS same. LS stern showing propeller. MS Lady Cayzer arriving. MS dockyard workers. GV bottle smashes against side of ship launched. LAS workers. GV boat starts to slide down slip-way. GV boat down slip-way into water. LS drag chains. GV boat in harbour.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
Scotland
Card file number
81756
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Newman
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Liner', British Movietone News Issue No. 1651, 23 Jan 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23957 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)