Other titles:AMATEUR FILM BY COMMANDER ROBERT ELKINS [Alternative Title]
Summary: Amateur film shot by Commander Robert Elkins while serving on board «HMS Renown» in the Western Mediterranean Fleet (Force H) August 1940 - August 1941.
Description: General scenes of the fleet. A submarine surfaces. An escorted cargo convoy with cruisers and other naval escorts. Swordfishes take off from and land on «HMS Ark Royal». «HMS Ark Royal» being thrown about in severe gales and rough seas. Goods are transferred from a cruiser alongside «HMS Renown». Planes take off from and land on the aircraft carrier «HMS Ark Royal». Close-up of radio operator on deck (of Renown). «HMS Renown» firing her big guns. Smoke from a ship on fire in the distance. Shots of the crew at work and at rest, including a hockey game on deck [parts in slow motion]. A paddle-steamer in port. The ship is unloaded and the crew disembark. Sunset [colour?].
Alternative Title:AMATEUR FILM BY COMMANDER ROBERT ELKINS [Alternative Title]
Colour:B&W (part Colour [Eastmancolor])
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Object_Number:MGH 751
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:1940
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Elkins, Robert F (Production individual)
