HMS FEARLESS: BAILEY BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, DEVONPORT DOCKYARD, JANUARY 1966 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HMS FEARLESS: BAILEY BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, DEVONPORT DOCKYARD, JANUARY 1966 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 558
  • Other titles: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: At Devonport docks, a short section of Bailey bridge is removed by crane from on board the Landing Platform (Dock) HMS Fearless and placed in front of Fearless' open ramp to act as a bridge between Fearless and the quayside. Navy and Army officers inspect the bridge. Senior officer ceremonially cuts a tape before various vehicles (Land Rover, Alvis Stalwart) drive on board Fearless.
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  • Alternative Title: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 558
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Production Date: 1966-01
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 98 ft; Running time 2 mins 45 secs
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