HANDOVER OF CMATT AND ICDF UMM QASR 12.6.04 WITH THE FIRST SEA LORD ADMIRAL SIR ALAN WEST GCB, DSC, ADC (ORIGINAL FOOTAGE TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HANDOVER OF CMATT AND ICDF UMM QASR 12.6.04 WITH THE FIRST SEA LORD ADMIRAL SIR ALAN WEST GCB, DSC, ADC (ORIGINAL FOOTAGE TAPE 1) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFV 562
  • Other titles: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Scenes at the opening ceremony of Umm Qasr Naval Base and handover to the ICDF (Iraqi Coastal Defence Force), featuring shots of new patrol boats provided by CMATT (Coalition Military Assistance Training Team) and a passing out parade by maritime members of the ICDF.
  • Description: START 02:58:20 Bars and tone. 02:59:11 The three new coastal patrol boats (Chinese-built Predator class vessels, numbers P101, P105 and P104, flying Iraqi flags) berthed at Umm Qasr. Riverine gunboat at sea nearby. 03:02:54 Interview with Admiral Sir Alan West, Royal Navy, First Sea Lord, on the quayside. 03:11:48 Excerpts from passing out parade for new members of the ICDF at docks with official speeches. 03:24:36 General views of the new patrol boats, including shots of them in action in the sea. END 03:28:03
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFV 562
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 2004-06-12
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Army Combat Camera Team) (Production company) Allison, Gordon (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: West, Alan William John (person) Royal Navy (regiment/service) Iraqi Coastal Defence Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event) Royal Navy post-2000 (theme) Iraq post-2003 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Tape length: 33; Running time: 29 mins (ca)
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    BFV 562

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    BFV 563 (HANDOVER OF CMATT AND ICDF UM QASR 12.6.04 WITH THE FIRST SEA LORD ADMIRAL SIR ALAN WEST GCB, DSC, ADC (ORIGINAL FOOTAGE TAPE 2) [Allocated Title]) BFV 564 (HANDOVER OF CMATT AND ICDF UMM QASR 12.6.04 WITH THE FIRST SEA LORD ADMIRAL SIR ALAN WEST GCB, DSC, ADC [Main Title])
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