Summary: A short film on the expansion of the Royal Indian Navy in the 1930s in both shipping and personnel strength.
Description: Heavy (RN ?) warships at sea; the sloop HMIS Indus in the pool of London (by Tower Bridge); a parade; new recruits issued with kit, in training (drill, knots, bayonets, gun drill, mechanical training) and at leisure (HMS Dalhousie, the hulk used for training Boys, moored at Bombay); taking soundings, cleaning anchor-chain, launching boat (man overboard drill); firing gun, launching depth charge. Closes with film of 2 ship launchings, and another parade. [In the absence of a translation of the soundtrack, this synopsis is of necessity provisional and tentative].
Alternative Title:
Colour:B&W
Digitised:No
Object_Number:COI 121
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1941
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Government of India (Production sponsor)
Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
British Movietone News (Production company)
Bokhari, Z A (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Amery, Leopold C M S (Mrs) (person)
Amery, Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett (person)
Chatterjee, R (person)
Royal Navy (regiment/service)
Indian Navy (regiment/service)
Keywords: operations, Indian naval - routine (object name)
ships, Indian naval - escort: Indus (object name)
ships, Indian naval - STR: Dalhousie (object name)
training, Indian naval (object name)
GB, England & London, EC <Tower Bridge> (geography)
India & Bombay (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: [Hindi ?]
Title language: English
Subtitle language: [Hindi ?]
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 592 ft; Running time: 6 mins
