. ▁ ▁HMS ▁Resol ution ▁would ▁fire ▁its ▁first ▁test ▁miss ile ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁begin ▁pat rol s ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Cap able ▁of ▁carrying ▁ 1 6 ▁nuclear - ti pped ▁Pol aris ▁miss iles , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁miles , ▁the ▁sub ▁was ▁soon ▁joined ▁by ▁HMS ▁Rep ulse , ▁HMS ▁Ren own ▁and ▁HMS ▁Re ven ge . ▁D ied : ▁Leonard ▁Bro ck ington , ▁ 7 8 , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ▁ ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁ ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁( F rid ay ) ▁ ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁House ▁opened ▁at ▁Lincoln ▁Center ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁with ▁the ▁world ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Bar ber ' s ▁opera ▁Anton y ▁and ▁Cle op atra . ▁A ▁Japanese ▁fre ighter , ▁the ▁August ▁Moon ▁broke ▁apart ▁after ▁striking ▁a ▁re ef ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 ▁miles ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁after ▁encounter ing ▁heavy ▁se as ▁caused ▁by ▁Ty ph oon ▁Els ie . ▁ ▁However , ▁all ▁ 4 4 ▁crew men ▁were ▁saved ▁by ▁hel ic op ters ▁dispatch ed ▁from ▁the ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁USS ▁Or isk any , ▁and ▁taken ▁to ▁safety ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁fr ig ate ▁HMS ▁L och ▁F ada . ▁ ▁Iron ically , ▁