Electronics Afloat

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1741A
Date Released
18 Oct 1962
Date submitted
12 Oct 1962
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Electronics Afloat. DESCRIPTION: Specially built to demonstrate the newest Marconi equipment, the Elettra III is based in the Thames area, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, where there is plenty of opportunity to show off her many talents. Hazards such as fog are easily dealt with, but what makes her so impressive is her accuracy and speed in navigating under the most difficult traffic conditions. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV ship. MLS captain on bridge, radar in background. CU radar scanner. MS man working out position. CU ditto. MS man adjusts controls. MS man looks at watch and marks graph. CU radar screen. MS captain on bridge with helmsman, captain looks through binoculars. LS ship looming up through fog. MS helmsman alters course. LS ship alters course.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Communications
Locations
Tilbury
Card file number
85286
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Electronics Afloat', British Movietone News Issue No. 1741A, 18 Oct 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24838 (Accessed 22 Aug 2025)