U.K.: NEW "OBERON CLASS" SUBMARINE FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY LAUNCHED.

Record ID: 1065558

  • Title: U.K.: NEW "OBERON CLASS" SUBMARINE FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY LAUNCHED.
  • Date: 16th September 1974
  • Summary: 1. GV PAN FROM Submarine under construction to Australian submarine. 0.08 2. GVS Details of submarine (5 shots) 1.02 3. SV TILT DOWN FROM flag on conning tower to submarine on slipway. 1.14 4. GV AND SVS Dignitaries arrive and board platform. (3 shots) 1.31 5. GV ZOOM INTO SV Crowd 1.37 6. SV Bottle of champagne broken over bow. 2.35 "I name this submarine 'Orion', may God bless her and all who sail in her." 7. GV Submarine down slipway. 2.50 VIEWS OF THE SHIPYARD AND SUBMARINES: OFFICIALS ARRIVING: MRS. ARMSTRONG NAMING ORION AND TAKING TWO ATTEMPTS TO BREAK CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE OVER BOWS: SUBMARINE DOWN SLIPWAY AND INTO CLYDE. Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 30th September 1974 13:00
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  • Location: GREENOCK, SCOTLAND, U.K.
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVAPII3I6MZS5NN5NWKV56PBQFU
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