Summary: Amateur film, some colour some black and white. Showing shots of HMS Belfast and her Ships Company at sea en route to Sydney. All armament is displayed however none is in action. Most views are from bridge. Much attention given to Ships Company engaged in physical training activities.
Description: 00:00:00 Colour. Crew member of HMS Belfast along with Australian colleague.
00:00:29 HMS Belfasts bow and forecastle, anchor cable and capstan. Views of A 6inch gun turret draped with cargo net across barrels.
00:01:12 Funnels, 4 inch guns and gun directors view looking aft.
00:01:26 After mast viewed from HMS Belfasts bridge.
00:01:38 Starboard side view of ship looking aft from bridge, Ships Company on parade, carley floats and 4 inch guns.
00:01:51 Waves crash against port side, view pans aft. from view of bridge anti aircraft armament, whaler (small boat).
00:02:14 View from bridge looking aft showing mast and funnel.
00:02:26 Seaman uses binoculars, shots of bridge equipment including compass.
00:02:23 Bow and forecastle shot from bridge
00:02:42 Close up of compass on bridge
00:02:45 Black and white. P.T on quarterdeck, Ships Company vaulting a horse. Blast screen to protect anti aircraft gun crews is visible.
00:03:09 A 6inch gun turret.
00:03:19 More shots of P.T.
00:03:30 A turret training.
00:03:47 On top of Y 6 inch gun turret view aft, blast screen, possibly depth charges visible.
00:04:00 P.T continues
00:04:26 More shots of bow from bridge.
00:04:41 Views of bridge, equipment includes communication pipes, loudspeakers and navigation equipment.
00:05:24 View of bow from top of B turret, single barrel 40mm Bofor gun is visible in front of shot.
00:05:43 Single Oerlikon mounting, 4 inch gun mounting, funnel and main mast.
00:06:09 Australian [wearing slouch hat, probably colleague of cameraman] shows off in a life ring and climbing ropes
00:06:31 P.T continues
00:09:29 Shots of stern and wake.
00:09:42 Funnels, anti aircraft armament, mast.
00:10:20 Forecastle shot from bridge
00:10:25 Funnels, anti aircraft armament, mast.
00:10:35 P.T continues.
00:11:11 Target practice. Object in sea is bombarded (presumably towed from other vessel), shell splash and explosions.
00:14:22 Sydney. Entering Sydney harbour, North Head, Harbour bridge, main business district, Fort Dennison, Garden Island Naval Base
