Warm Welcome
Warm Welcome
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- Release Date: 1st January 1952
- Asset ID: 802043
- Synopsis: Southampton welcomes the winner of the Blue Riband for fastest transatlantic crossing - the SS United States. Includes footage of the Queen Elizabeth, onboard footage of the United States, and the crowds that came to see it. Also the story of a fuel oil bunkering barge on Southampton water (Hamble).
- Shotlist: 10:00:00 Opening titles and credits over harbour scene. 10:00:31 Workers at Hamble maneuvering hoses and pipes, hand cranes, back to harbour, pan along pipes to storage facility on shore. 10:00:51 High angle wide storage depot, depot GVs. 10:01:02 On board looking off, the Attendant moves around the water, passing larger ships. On deck rope GVs. looking down the prow. 10:01:52 From the pier, the Queen Elizabeth. Tugs alongside the jetty. Queen Elizabeth from the front, buoy in front, tugs behind, tugs with flags and lots of people. Tugs GVs. 10:02:50 From a distance, approaching the SS United States on the water. More boats, SS US is escorted by smaller tugs in formation. 10:03:28 Ships along the jetty, flying flags. From the SS US, panning along tugs. SS US and tugs again, small plane passes very quickly, more boat GVs. Travelling the length of the SS US by boat, from on board. 10:04:02 Bridge of the SS US, captain at helm. Prow with assorted uniforms gathered, captain steering, Boat \_very\_ low in the water covered with people. Officer at the window looking out. In the water GVs. 10:04:36 High angle harbour GVs, lots of bunting and crowded ships, crowds along the harbour wall, crowd GVs. CU steam stack, SS US arrives. 10:05:35 From on deck, looking off. Crowds all over the harbour, children, ship arriving. Crowds along building, arriving from the front, crowds alongside ship. CU steam stack. 10:06:38 Low angle looking up at hull. Streamers and crowd cheering. High angle from the SS US officers waving and looking at crowds,
- Production Company: None
- Licensing Restrictions: None
- Viewing Restrictions: Public
- Format: Digibeta_Small
- Alternative Language Notes: None