Thresher Launching, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire Part 3

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF NEWS SERVICES THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON 25, D.C. - LIBERTY 5-6700 AUDIO-VISUAL DIVISION - RADI0-TV-NEWSFILM BRANCH ROOM 2E791 - EXTENSION 75111 (A) LR-2817 Release No. 73-63 DUPE NEGATIVE TO: Footage: 750' 35am FINE GRAIN TO; 375' 16mm 11 April 1963 THRESHER LAUNCHING (Official Nevy footage released by Department of Defense) The THRESHER (SS(N) 593) was leanched in the Portsmouth Neval Shipyard, New Hampshire, 9 July 1960. The first of a new class of nuclear submarines, THRESHER has a new remote control torpedo firing and handling system. Her torpedo tubes are midships rather then in the bow. NOTE TO EDITORS: 750' 35RH film handed out to MGM for servicing thestrical pool members. 375 16mm color master handed out to NBC for servicing TV pool members. 35mm film to be forwarded to Aray Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York, within 72 hours. 1.60ml color mister to be returned to Havy. Pfice Mice to 10/1/63 NOTE TO EDITORS: PLEASE CREDIT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN TITLE OR COMMENTARY The fine grain master positive, released to the company designated above, is for duplication and distribution to interested TV and Newsreel pool members. It is then to be returned within 72 hours to the Film Library, Army Pictorial Center, 35-11 35th Avenue, Long Island City 1, New York. The master positive must not be cut in any manner. A dupe negative is also for release to the company designated above for distribution to pool members so desiring for duplication purposes. Within 2.4 hours it will be delivered to DeLuxe Laboratories, 850 Tenth Avenue, New York, N. Y., telephone Circle 7-3220 where it will be avail- able to non-pool members and other authorized organizations which make satisfactory financial arrangements with DeLuxe Laboratories. The dupe negative must not be cut in any manner.

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Filmed News Releases