ROYAL NAVY MOTOR LAUNCH AND MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT EXERCISES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ROYAL NAVY MOTOR LAUNCH AND MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT EXERCISES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 4600
  • Other titles: NAVAL AMATEUR FILM [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Amateur film without titles, shot by an unknown Royal Navy cameraman, shows lieutenants training with sextants, exterior of "Maxim's Club", motor torpedo boats (MTBs) and motor launches (MLs) including ML 141, ML 145, ML 126, ML 138 (at Newhaven?), and MTB 100 and MTB 114, manoeuvring at sea on separate occasions.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: NAVAL AMATEUR FILM [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MGH 4600
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM-OW
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  • Production Date: 1942
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Std 8mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 200 ft; Running time: 17 mins (at 16 fps)
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