Summary: Newsreel item on British warships sunk in autumn 1914 (including some fakes).
Description: The film starts with HMS Monmouth, sunk in the Battle of Coronel on 1st November 1914, shown in harbour before the war. In fact the ship so described is HMS Donegal, sister to the Monmouth. This is followed by HMS Good Hope, sunk in the same battle, also at anchor before the war, and again the actual ship shown is HMS King Alfred, its sister ship. Finally the cruiser HMS Hogue, sunk in the North Sea by a U-boat, 2nd September, again at anchor before the war - this actually is the Hogue. (Identifications are made by means of the pattern of white bands around the funnels of British ships in peacetime.)
Production Details: Topical Film Company (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, DONEGAL (HMS), armoured cruiser (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, King Alfred (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Hogue (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, British naval - cruiser: Donegal (object name)
ships, British naval - cruiser: King Alfred (object name)
ships, British naval - cruiser: Hogue (object name)
12/3(265).21 (event)
12/3(261.2).011 [1914 Hooge] (event)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: None
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 48 ft; Running time: 1 min
