Hibernia Launch

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2132A
Date Released
16 Apr 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hibernia Launch. DESCRIPTION: Another giant tanker, the 252,000 ton Esso Hibernia, is launched on Tyneside to join sister ship Esso Northumbria as a proud example of Britain’s shipbuilding industry. SHOTLIST: TV pan crowd to Hibernia. LV pan over tanker. LV to bottle breaks on bows. SV crowd cheering. SV zoom out tanker down slips. LV tanker down slipway. GV tanker down and into water.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
Wallsend-on-Tyne
Card file number
95816
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hibernia Launch', British Movietone News Issue No. 2132A, 16 Apr 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28262 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)