Jet Speedboat
Series
- Series Name
- Carrousel Britanico
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- COI synopsis: The thrill of speed. The excitement of ploughing a foaming path through wide open water. This is what ‘Carrousel Britanico’ experiences on a ride in a bright new British jet speedboat. This swift craft has no rudder. The course is changed by altering the direction of the water forced through the jet aperture, and to stop the boat the aperture is closed. Needing only three inches of water in which to move, the boat can be moored by driving straight up on to a beach.
- Researcher Comments
- NB: The same story appeared in ‘Parade No. 12’ and ‘Roundabout No. 11’
- Keywords
- Sport; Ships and boats; Design
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 44 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1168/3
- Credits:
-
- Production Co.
- British Pathe Ltd.
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Producer
- Frances Cockburn
- Producer
- Rosanne Brownrigg
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
- Series held
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How to cite this record
'Jet Speedboat', Carrousel Britanico Issue No. 3, Nov 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/324594 (Accessed 14 Jun 2025)