Reports: Launching news - Tribal Class destroyer ‘Sikh’ and gunboat ‘Scorpion’

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
446A
Date Released
23 Dec 1937
Date submitted
21 Dec 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 15
Section Title
Reports
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Launching News. SHOTLIST: Launch of a Tribal Class Destroyer the ‘Sikh’. Shots down slipway and on the water. Shot of another Tribal Class Destroyer launch at Greenock. ‘The Punjabi’. Shots of Indian noble (High Commissioner for India) performing the launch. River Gunboat ‘Scorpion’ launched at Isle of Wight. Lady Baring CU performs ceremony. Ship on water.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Navy; Military; Launchings
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
5974
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Reports: Launching news - Tribal Class destroyer ‘Sikh’ and gunboat ‘Scorpion’', British Movietone News Issue No. 446A, 23 Dec 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8329 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)