HMS BELFAST IN FAR EAST, 1961-1962 [Allocated Title]
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- Title: HMS BELFAST IN FAR EAST, 1961-1962 [Allocated Title]
- Film Number: MGH 4488
- Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY LIEUTENANT MOSS AND ORDNANCE ARTIFICER DON HAYWARD [Alternative Title]
- Summary: Amateur film shot by Ordnance Officer Lieutenant G Moss, assisted by Ordnance Artificer Don Hayward, on board HMS Belfast during the ship's Far Eastern commission under command of Captain Morgan-Giles, gives disjointed coverage of activity on board ship and visits to Singapore, Hong Kong, Dar-es-Salaam (Tanganyika/Tanzania independence on 8 December 1961), Subic Bay, Sydney (after Exercise Tucker Box with the Royal Australian Navy in the Coral Sea) and Seattle, during period from 31 January 1961 to June 1962.
- Description: 00:02:58 F1.29 HMS Rhyl, Rothesay class Frigate. 00:03:41 Royal Marine band, probably a rehearsal [relaxed working dress as opposed to parade dress]. 00:03:43 HMS Belfast’s Main mast 00:03:50 Royal Marines drill on quarterdeck 00:03:55 F.129 HMS Rhyl, Rothesay class Frigate. 00:04:12 F.428 HMS Loch Alvie, Loch class Frigate. 00:04:18 Man in traditional African dress [most likely Tanganyika ceremony]. 00:04:34 F129 HMS Rhyl, Rothesay class Frigate. F.428 HMS Loch Alvie Loch class Frigate. 00:05:20 Remembrance parade Hong Kong, HRH Princess Alexandra, scenes of a casualty being extracted on stretcher. 00:06:35 Parade on HMS Belfast quarterdeck including bagpipers. 00:06:41 Aircraft mail drop is collected by Ships Company in whaler (small boat). 00:06:48 Governor of Tanganyika inspects Ships Company . 00:07:17 Tanganyika independence ceremony. 00:08:28 Stage is erected on HMS Belfast, bearing ‘up spirits’ banner. 00:09:05 Aircraft carrier [Possibly R.12 HMS Hermes?]. 00:09:39 Subic Bay, ships in company entering bay. US military band plays onshore as HMS Belfast moors alongside. 00:10:16 Royal Marines parade on quarterdeck. 00:11:41 229 HMCS Ottawa, St. Laurent class Destroyer. 00:12:04 Aircraft exercises in carrier [HMS Hermes?] 00:12:23 Long shot of HMS Belfast. 00:12:48 F.628 Loch Killisport, Loch class Frigate. 00:12:53 Aircraft carrier [R.12 HMS Hermes?]. 00:13:44 Commander Anti -submarine Warfare Pacific Force, United States building. Various US Naval Ships, pennants 397, 782, 468. 00:14:36 HMS Belfast steams past static camera. Ships Company can be seen at attention on upper decks. 00:14:53 Royal Marines and Sailors parade. 00:14:59 US Naval Ships moored. Pennants 301, 309, 303. 00:15:26 Royal Marines marching band leads a parade. 00:14:45 Rest and relaxation in shark-proof netting over side of Ship. 00:17:31 Helicopter shot of HMS Belfast. 00:18:25 Reel 2. Ships Company parade on quarterdeck. 00:19:26 SAR Whirlwind helicopter transfer from quarterdeck, object is winched from HMS Belfast onto aircraft. 00:20:07 Personnel transfer with C.89 HMS Royalist Dido class light cruiser. 00:21:26 Shots of Aircraft Carrier [possibly HMS Hermes R.12]. 00:22:05 Anti Aircraft, Bofor guns firing. 00:23:11 Demonstration of HMS Belfast pre-wetting system used as a preventative for atomic, biological or chemical contaminants. 00:24:14 Rowing boat race, with HMS Belfast and other RN ships in background. 00:24:24 Royal Marine Band; side drummers and pipers on parade. 00:24:23 Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious, R.38. 00:28:14 Personnel transfer with vessel F.61 00:29:03 Crossing the line ceremony, tradition followed by sailors when crossing the equator for the first time. Initiation ceremony acted out by various members of the Ship’s Company. 00:30:22 HMS Belfast casualty transfer with another vessel. 00:30:39 Shots of HMS Belfast berthed alongside. Filmed from port side in a smaller vessel. 00:32:03 Helicopter shots of HMS Belfast. 00:34:55 HMS Belfast open to visitors Singapore and San Francisco, children’s parties onboard. 00:38:09 Kilted soldiers with bagpipes play on top of HMS Belfast’s B Turret. 00:38:54 Officers coming onboard HMS Belfast, greeted by Captain. 00:39:30 Kilted soldiers along with sailors parade onboard HMS Belfast. 00:40:06 Vessel D.07 0041:38 HMS Belfast in dry dock. 00:41:37 Royal Marines parade on HMS Belfast quarterdeck. 00:42:43 Dignitary in civilian dress boards HMS Belfast greeted By Rear-Admiral Morgan-Giles. Exercise Australian Tuckerbox sign is visible. 00:44:20 Vessel F.249 00:45:00 C.89 HMS Royalist
- Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY LIEUTENANT MOSS AND ORDNANCE ARTIFICER DON HAYWARD [Alternative Title]
- Colour: Colour
- Digitised: Yes
- Object_Number: MGH 4488
- Sound: Silent
- Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 4488)
- Featured Period: 1946-1975
- Production Date: 1961
- Production Country: GB
- Production Details: Moss, G (Production individual) Hayward, Don (Production individual)
- Personalities, Units and Organisations:
- Keywords:
- Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None
- Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 1292 ft; Running time: 33 mins
- HD Media:Yes
- Link to IWM Collections page:
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Related IWM Collections Objects:
ADM 2129 (FAR EAST COMMISSION [Main Title]) ACQ1/FILM/ACM/035 (Morgan-Giles, M)