SCENES ON HMS INDEFATIGABLE IN THE HOME FLEET, 1950-1953 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: SCENES ON HMS INDEFATIGABLE IN THE HOME FLEET, 1950-1953 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 4887-3
  • Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY CAPTAIN ALEXANDER SWANN [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Amateur film shot by Lieutenant Commander Alex Swann while serving as Electrical Commander on HMS Indefatigable in the Home Fleet Training Squadron between November 1950 and April 1953 records HMS Vanguard entering Gibraltar, views down from Rock of HMS Vanguard, HMS Indefatigable and HMS Implacable on South Mole, regatta at Portland, oiling and jackstay transfer at sea, HMS Indefatigable at full power, Captain John Grant going ashore at end of commission and oil tanks at Portland.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY CAPTAIN ALEXANDER SWANN [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W (part Colour)
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  • Object_Number: MGH 4887-3
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 4887-03)
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  • Production Date: 1952
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Swann, Alexander Holland (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W (part Colour) Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: English Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Std 8mm Footage: ca 175 ft; Running time: ca 5 mins (16 fps)
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