HM KING GEORGE VI INSPECTS NAVAL PERSONNEL AND CRAFT [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HM KING GEORGE VI INSPECTS NAVAL PERSONNEL AND CRAFT [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 241-22
  • Other titles: BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: British newsreel footage showing HM King George VI inspecting Royal Navy personnel.
  • Description: Inspection of sailors by HM King George VI. The King then embarks on a 37 ft 6 inch motor torpedo boat (MTB) which does a series of runs on Southampton Water. Shot of the passenger liner Queen Mary under tow. A 45 ft naval picket boat motors around Southampton Water. More shots of the inspection by the King.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH POWER BOAT COMPANY COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MGH 241-22
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM
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  • Production Date: 1936
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 110 ft; Running time: 5 mins
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