Keel Laying Of Polaris Submarine 1964

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Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

MS. Three naval officers watching keel laying. Various shots of the circular keel being positioned on chocks. Various shots of the ceremony of keel laying of Polaris submarine. Sir Alfred Simms, the Director General of Ships at the Admiralty, fires the first rivets...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
88847
Sort Number:
UN 3873 D
Time in/Out:
01:24:34:00 / 01:25:04:00
Canister:
UN 3873 D
Film ID:
3161.11
Issue Date:
1964

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