HMS VERBENA AMATEUR FILM [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HMS VERBENA AMATEUR FILM [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 584
  • Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY A D TOWNSEND [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: A collection of 9.5mm film shot by A D Townsend while serving on board HMS Verbena, a Flower Class sloop, prior to and during the Second World War; most of the sequences were filmed in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY A D TOWNSEND [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MGH 584
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 584)
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  • Production Date: 1940
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 9.5mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2
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    MGH 584

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