CORVETTES [Main Title]

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  • Title: CORVETTES [Main Title]
  • Film Number: UKY 372
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  • Summary: A 'Flower' class corvette in convoy-protection rôle, presented as typical of a new class of ships designed to counter the Nazi threat to British supplies.
  • Description: Opening shots of launchings and ship building. A corvette is seen in harbour, taking on supplies and fuel - leaving harbour and joining the convoy. Crew check guns including quad-mounted Vickers mg. and US Automatic 20mm AA gun M1 (?). Some scenes of routine & domestic life - (rum ration, caring for some kittens, fishing, message passed by message line, rough weather, meal in the wardroom). Various types of action shown - corvette shoots at a free-floating mine - launching depth charges 'against a U-boat' - fighting off an air attack. Film closes with more 'relaxation' footage (a conjuring trick) while commentary stresses once more the importance of corvettes.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: UKY 372
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Film: IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1941-09-1941-09
  • Production Country:GB
  • Production Details:Admiralty (Production sponsor) Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) Spectator (Production Company) Scott, Ivan (Production individual) Luff, A H (Production individual) Bland, William S (Production individual) Wiggins, N (Production individual) Kimmins, Anthony Martin (Production cast)
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  • Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details:Footage: 700 ft; Running time: 8 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    UKY 372

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