Accession Number

B164

Series Title

[UNKNOWN]

Programme Title

POLARIS MISSILE LAUNCH AND SUBMARINE

Producer

[Unknown]

Other Credits

Presenter: Charles Wheeler

Transmission Date

15/02/68

colour , sound (sep), 03 mins 01 secs

Synopsis

B164/1: Reporter Charles Wheeler reports on the HMS Resolution (S22), which was the first of the Royal Navy's Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines. Shows the test firing of her first Polaris missile on February 15, 1968 from the USAF Eastern Test Range off Cape Kennedy at 11:15 on February 15 1968. There are shots of the Resolution sailing out to sea, a Royal Navy destroyer - HMS Swain - sailing with her and Royal Navy crew on board. There is a shot of Commander Fruer, Captain of the Starboard Crew. A countdown is heard and the missile launch is shown (launch is mute). 03m01s