SUBMARINE DEPOT SHIP HMS FORTH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: SUBMARINE DEPOT SHIP HMS FORTH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 4887-5
  • Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY CAPTAIN ALEXANDER SWANN [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Amateur film shot by Lieutenant Commander Alex Swann while serving on submarine depot ship HMS Forth of the 3rd Submarine Flotilla between September 1956 and November 1958 records submarine exercises by HMS Sea Devil in the Mediterranean and goodwill visits to Italian ports including Palermo, Naples and Venice.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY CAPTAIN ALEXANDER SWANN [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: MGH 4887-5
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 4887-05)
  • Featured Period:
  • Production Date: 1957
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Swann, Alexander Holland (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: English Title language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Std 8mm Footage: ca 200 ft; Running time: ca 10 mins (16 fps)
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    MGH 4887-5

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