HMS Terrible Handed Over To Australian Navy (1948)

Unissued, unused material. HMS Terrible handed over to Australian Navy and renamed HMAS Sydney, Devonport Dockyard, Devon. L, S deck of HMS Terrible, the aircraft carrier s company is assembled during for renaming ceremony, we hear sound of Mrs Beasley making speech. M, S Australian High Commissioner Mr. W. J. Beasley making speech thanking British government for the warship (natural sound). M, S Mrs. Beasley unveiling ship s new insignia HMAS Sydney. M, S members of the new ship s crew. L, S HMS Terrible. C, U new name on ship s side. L, S HMS Terrible. L, S HMS Terrible. M, S aircraft lift being raised to level of deck, with naval officers Viscount Hall (First Lord of Admiralty) upon it. M, S cat strolling across the deck. M, S Mrs. Beasley unveiling the new name. C, U new ship s insignia, ship s planes flying overhead. L, S the ship. Date given on old record is 17, 12, 1948. Sound is intermittent. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT