Submarine ‘Swiftsure’ Launched

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2206A
Date Released
16 Sep 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Submarine Swiftsure Launched. DESCRIPTION: Lady Pollock, wife of the First Sea Lord, launches HMS Swiftsure - The Royal Navy’s latest nuclear powered submarine. SHOTLIST: GV submarine Swiftsure on stocks. SV workmen on the conning tower. STV Lady Pollock arrives on launching platform. CU bottle of home brewed apple wine. SV pan from workmen to submarine. SV Lady Pollock launches sub. LV pan sub moves down slipway. GV sub slides into water. CU pan drag chains. GV sub in water & drag chains. STV VIP shaking hands with Lady Pollock. GV sub Swiftsure launched.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Launchings
Locations
Barrow-in-Furness
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
97476A
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Submarine ‘Swiftsure’ Launched', British Movietone News Issue No. 2206A, 16 Sep 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29023 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)