Title:THE ITALIAN NAVY (on copy held) [Main Title]
Film Number:IWM 1062-6
Other titles:ITALIAN NAVAL MANOEUVRES (on copy held) [Alternative Title]
Summary: Italian naval forces just before the First World War.
Description: A Soldato Class destroyer passes with the coast in the background. A silhouette view of a Re Umberto Class battleship firing its forward 13.5-inch guns. Three torpedo boats manoeuvre, the leader is possibly an Orione Class, the others Nembo Class. The crew of the camera-ship, possibly a Re Umberto, fire a torpedo, then a 6-pounder gun, to port, then the ship's main 13.5-inch armament to starboard. A broadside from an armoured cruiser, possibly Vettor Pisani Class. A 13.5-inch barbette fires from a Re Umberto. Battleships in line ahead, stern on, the nearest being a Re Umberto. Battleships in line ahead, bows on, the nearest being Regina Margherita Class. A Re Umberto with a second Re Umberto steaming a parallel course. An observation balloon shown flying from the protected cruiser Elba. Armed picket boats steam past the camera towing rowing boats, with a Giuseppe Garibaldi Class battleship in the background. A demonstration of torpedo firing - a ship dead in the water launches a torpedo against a towed target, about the size of a motor boat, at about 200 metres range. The ship fires too soon and just catches the bow of the slowly-moving target. The camera-ship takes on coal, then rations, including a cow in a sling transferred onto the ship. Onshore, a Marine detachment fires a very small mountain gun, which recoils jumping up as it is fired.
Alternative Title:ITALIAN NAVAL MANOEUVRES (on copy held) [Alternative Title]
Production Details: Ambrosio (Production company)
Jury's Imperial Pictures (Distributor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Italian Royal Navy (regiment/service)
Italian Royal Navy, Elba (regiment/service)
Italian Royal Navy, Marines (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, Italian naval - destroyer: Soldato Class (object name)
ships, Italian naval - battleship: Re Umberto Class (object name)
ships, Italian naval - light forces: armed picket boats (object name)
ships, Italian naval - light forces: Orione Class (object name)
ships, Italian naval - light forces: Nembo Class (object name)
ships, Italian naval - cruiser: Vettor Pisani Class (object name)
ships, Italian naval - battleship: Regina Margherita Class (object name)
ships, Italian naval - cruiser: Elba (object name)
ships, Italian naval - battleship: Giuseppe Garibaldi Class (object name)
training, Italian naval - combat (object name)
training, Italian naval - weapons: torpedo (object name)
weapons, Italian naval - torpedo (object name)
aircraft, Italian naval - balloon: observation kite balloon (object name)
weapons, Italian naval - gun: mountain gun (object name)
operations, Italian naval - routine (object name)
supplies, Italian, movement [FA] - misc (object name)
animals, mammals: cow (object name)
supplies, Italian, movement [FA] - food (object name)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 540 ft; Running time: 10 mins
