| MRS WILSON LAUNCHES 'WARSPITE' Mrs Harold Wilson launches atomic submarine 'Warspite' in Barrow-in-Furness. Cumbria. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5958 |
| Catalog #: | 48990 | |
| Clip Number: | 48990-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 65/79 | |
| Timecode: | 01:43:38 - 01:44:49 | |
| Location: | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Atomic / Nuclear LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Launching/Christening TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Submarines | |
| Description: | MRS WILSON LAUNCHES 'WARSPITE' Mrs Harold Wilson launches atomic submarine 'Warspite' in Barrow-in-Furness. Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. M/S's crowds walking towards camera under umbrellas to attend the launching of 'Warspite'. Various shots of the submarine on the slipway. C/U water running off the hull. M/S officials arriving for the launching. M/S submarine. M/S Mrs Wilson arriving and being presented with bouquet. C/U Mrs Wilson. C/U Sea Cadet. M/S as Mayor arrives and takes off plastic mac. M/S 'Warspite' on the slipway. M/S people with umbrellas. M/S Mrs Wilson and officials on the launching platform. C/U of the bottle of Commonwealth wine. L/S as Mrs. Wilson pulls a lever and the bottle smashes on the hull of Warspite. C/U dock worker. M/S 'Warspite' sliding down slipway into the water. | |


