Queen High and Dry

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1907
Date Released
20 Dec 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen High and Dry. DESCRIPTION: The Queen Elizabeth has gone into dry dock for an extensive overhaul and modernisation, including a new lido deck. The whole job will take two and a half thousand men, three months to complete and will cost one and a half million pounds. SHOTLIST: LS Queen Elizabeth coming into dry dock. MS men pulling on ropes. MS ditto. MCU controller guiding Queen Elizabeth into dry dock, by means of a two way radio. MS Queen Elizabeth coming into dry dock. MS Queen Elizabeth bows (from side). MS Queen Elizabeth bows (from front). MS Queen Elizabeth coming into bow niche cut in dry dock. MCU Queen Elizabeth bows in bow niche. MS stern of Queen Elizabeth. LS Queen Elizabeth from road. MS side of Queen Elizabeth with water pumped from dock. MS ditto. Pan stern and rudder of Queen Elizabeth. Pan Queen Elizabeth screws. Pan Queen Elizabeth deck. TS looking down from deck into the dry dock. LS Queen Elizabeth in dry dock.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Locations
Scotland; Greenock
Footage sources
Templar Films
Card file number
90583
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Queen High and Dry', British Movietone News Issue No. 1907, 20 Dec 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26262 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)