TRIALS OF SEA TRUCK MK II, 21 NOVEMBER 1973 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: TRIALS OF SEA TRUCK MK II, 21 NOVEMBER 1973 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 548
  • Other titles: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The larger, Mark II version of the Sea Truck undergoes trials with the armed forces.
  • Description: The Sea Truck is lowered by crane into the water from a quayside; the truck has three outboard motors. Sea Truck (in army livery) is seen at sea carrying a Royal Navy Land Rover (marked "HMS Intrepid"); it carries out various manoeuvres at speed. Further sequences show the Sea Truck coming alongside LCM(9) L708, carrying troops, carrying a Land Rover and then carrying troops again.
  • Alternative Title: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 548
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Production Date: 1973-11-21
  • 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: 573 ft; Running time: 15 mins 55 secs
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