Liner Speed Trials (1961)

L/S of the SS Oriana at sea, travelling towards the camera; M/S of the bows of the ship as she passes. M/S on the bridge of the ship, showing the Captain and helmsman with other members of the crew. M/S looking out from the bridge, showing the games deck and radar mast as commentator tells us this brand new ship “cost her owners £14 million but what few people realise is that until the trials have been completed, the ship is still the responsibility of her builders, and unless the trials go off smoothly, someone could have a spare liner on their hands!“. M/Ss of the stern, showing a Blue Ensign flag flying; wind mechanisms and various other flags flying in the wind. M/S of two engineers on deck; one holds up a pole to test wind levels and reads from a meter, while the other makes notes on a clipboard; M/Ss on the bridge as the Captain talks to another member of the crew. C/U of an officer reading the sextant as we are told the highlight of the trials was the measured mile speed test, before whic