Cruising Beneath the Ice

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1801
Date Released
9 Dec 1963
Date Other
Dec 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cruising Beneath the Ice. DESCRIPTION: Valiant, the first all British nuclear submarine and built by Vickers Armstrong, is designed for voyages up to 3 months under water. With her special equipment, she’ll also be able to cruise beneath the ice fields. Our pictures show the US Navy submarine Skate, photographed when she surfaced through the ice, right at the North Pole, in 1959. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LAS stern of submarine Valiant. LAS flag on conning tower. GV submarine. LAS breaking bottle on bow of Valiant. GV crowds. LS sub down slipway. GV crowds. GV sub in water. ES bow of US navy submarine Skate through water. CU sailor looking through periscope. MLS Skate breaks through ice. MLS pan same in ice. GV same. GV testing Inertia Navigation System. CU same. MS accelerometer. CU man explaining same. CU another listening. CU accelerometer. CU same. GV Inertia Navigation equipment. CU same.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Nuclear energy; Launchings
Locations
United Kingdom; North Pole
Footage sources
Library
Movietone
Card file number
87626
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
155
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Cruising Beneath the Ice', British Movietone News Issue No. 1801, 9 Dec 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25352 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)