The Army Gets a Navy!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1814
Date Released
9 Mar 1964
Date submitted
4 Mar 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Army Gets a Navy!. DESCRIPTION: As time goes on, the gap is closing between the three services. Each becomes more dependent on the other, and the Army’s new landing ship, ‘Sir Lancelot’, underlines this inter dependence. Manned by a Merchant Navy crew, shes the Army’s first roll-on roll-off craft. With a speed of 17 knots and a range of eight thousand miles, she’ll help the Royal Engineers live up to their motto - Everywhere. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV foors opening in ship’s bow. CU ship’s name Sir Lancelot. GV platform lowered at bow of ship. GV same. CU television screen and pan to switches. CU captain. CU hatchway opened. MCU officer giving directions. GV Land Rover out of hatchway. LAS 40 mm Bofor gun. GV tank into ship’s bow. GV interior same. LAS helicopter lands on ship’s deck. CU same. CU still of Sir Lancelot.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aviation; Navy; Military
Locations
Southampton; United Kingdom
Card file number
88029
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Army Gets a Navy!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1814, 9 Mar 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25459 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)