THE EMPIRE'S SHIELD : the Royal Navy [Main Title]

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  • Title: THE EMPIRE'S SHIELD : the Royal Navy [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 551
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  • Summary: Film tribute to the Royal Navy and merchant marine during 1914-1918.
  • Description: (Reel 1) The training of a naval cadet - Pangbourne, HMS Worcester, HMS Medway. (Reel 2) Scenes from the building of a merchant vessel. Shots of a Standard Tanker being launched on the Clyde, female dockyard labour, dazzle painted merchant ships, etc. (Reel 3) Various types of cargo unloaded at the East India Docks. Grimsby trawlers unloading and preparing for the next voyage. Medium shot groups of merchant officers and crews. (Reel 4) Episode portraying the bombardment of Zeebrugge, 11 May, 1917 - a compilation using stockshots and some actuality material. (Reel 5) Preparation and execution of a sweep by drifters. Close-ups of HM.TMS Atalanta II. (Reel 6) Dramatic reconstruction of the clearance of a recently laid minefield - swept mines are destroyed by rifle and MG fire. Close-ups of the crew of Atalanta II. (Reel 7) The Royal Naval Air Service. Probationary flight officers under training at Cranwell. Squadron 'scrambles' at Manston. Aerial views of south coast. Balloons on anti-submarine patrol. (Reel 8) Construction and wheeling out of a Short 184. Seaplane bombed up.HMS Furious. Felixstowe flying boats. King George V visits the fleet - he meets the crews of various ships. (Reel 9) HMS Vindictive and material relating to the Zeebrugge raid. (Reel 10) Scenes onboard HMS Canada. (Reel 11) First Battle Squadron sorties for live firing practice.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 551
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 551)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918-10
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor) Engholm, F W (Production company) Engholm, F W (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Montenaro, William H F (person) Wilson-Barker, D (person) Hancock, F C (person) Bacon, Reginald H S (person) Evans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell (person) Ronarc'h, Pierre Alexis (person) Lyne, Thomas J S (person) George V, King (person) Beatty, David Richard (person) Sturdee, Frederick Charles Doveton (person) Keyes, Roger John Brownlow (person) Pakenham, William Christopher (person) Hamilton-Benn, Ion (person) Bourke, Roland Richard Louis (person) Clark, F H (person) Lynes, H (person) Sandford, F H (person) Jellicoe, John Rushworth (person) Tyrwhitt, Reginald Yorke (person) Wemyss, Rosslyn Erskine (person) Madden, Charles E (person) Royal Navy, Worcester (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Medway (regiment/service) Royal Navy, ARETHUSA (HMS), training ship (regiment/service) Royal Navy, BROKE (HMS), destroyer (1914) (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Swift (regiment/service) Royal Navy, EREBUS (HMS), monitor (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Marshal Soult (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Linnet (regiment/service) Royal Navy, North Star (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Lochinvar (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Lance (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Legion (regiment/service) Royal Navy, ML278 (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Pembroke (regiment/service) Royal Navy, CYCLAMEN (HMS), corvette (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Melton (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Kylemore (regiment/service) Royal Navy, EAGLE III (HMS), minesweeper (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Sandown (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Albyn (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Ravenswood (regiment/service) Royal Navy, ATALANTA II (regiment/service) Royal Navy, ML18 (regiment/service) Royal Navy, FURIOUS (HMS), light cruiser (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Queen Elizabeth (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Hercules (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Princess Royal (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Plassy (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Vindictive (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Sappho (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Warwick (regiment/service) Royal Navy, MOORSOM (HMS) (regiment/service) Royal Navy, CANADA (HMS), battleship (regiment/service) Royal Navy, CASTOR (HMS), light cruiser (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Revenge (regiment/service) Royal Navy, EMPEROR OF INDIA (HMS), battleship (regiment/service) Royal Navy, BENBOW (HMS) (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Lion (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Renown (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Vampire (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Ready (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Rob Roy (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Rocket (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Victorian II (regiment/service) Royal Navy, DRUMMER BOY (HMS), minesweeper (regiment/service) United States Navy, USS BIRMINGHAM, cruiser (1907) (regiment/service)
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  • 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: 11 Footage: 11367 ft; Running time: 190 mins
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