HMS Exmouth

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2251A
Date Released
27 Jul 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS Exmouth. DESCRIPTION: The only major warship in the world fitted with Aircraft gas turbines - they are modified Rolls Royce Olympus gas turbines, adapted to sea conditions. SHOTLIST: LS HMS Exmouth at sea. LS stern of ditto. CU sign HMS Exmouth. 5 MS main control room, pan propeller shaft, gear box, gearbox gauges pull to show operator. CU pan down gauges. LS Exmouth at sea. MS guns. CU firing mortar pistol. MS mortars firing. CU mortar pistol. CU mortars firing. LS Exmouth. MS operator in engine room pan to ganger (foreman of gang). CU operator moving pitch control lever forward to increase ship’s speed. CU engineer. CU RPM counter. LS increasing water charge as soon from stern of ship. MS Captain Lieutenant John A May looking through binoculars on bridge. CU water charge.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Navy; Military
Locations
Portsmouth
Card file number
98297
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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'HMS Exmouth', British Movietone News Issue No. 2251A, 27 Jul 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29489 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)