MISCELLANEOUS FIRST WORLD WAR NAVAL MATERIAL 2 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: MISCELLANEOUS FIRST WORLD WAR NAVAL MATERIAL 2 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 578-2
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  • Summary: Miscellaneous naval footage from the First World War period.
  • Description: I. Medium close-up of Pershing and Foch at Foch's HQ. Medium shot along a line of Sopwith 1F.1 Camels of No 4 Australian Flying Corps Squadron - aircraft taxi out of the line ready to take off. II. High-angle medium shot as a Sopwith Baby float plane is manhandled from shallows onto a slip. When the Sopwith has been recovered a Short 184 seaplane enters the water down the same slip and taxies away across the harbour - anchored in the background are an Admiralty R Class destroyer (HMS Tempest ?), a Town Class cruiser, Abercrombie and M15 Class monitors and some paddle minesweepers - a small steam pinnace enters the screen at end of the sequence. Aerial view of smoke canisters burning around airfield (wind direction indicators ?). Quayside scene - men pile up bags of mail (?). Medium shots of dazzle-painted paddle steamer ferrying troops across the Channel. Low-angle medium shot as cameraship crosses bows of three US destroyers moored together in Queenstown. Tracking close-up port bow to stern past surrendered U-boats at Harwich - U.153 with UB.117, UB.114 and UB.112. Aerial view of destroyer HMS Unity (H.5A). Medium shot to port forebody of HMS Valhalla (G.45) - camera moves aft but drifts off-centre, losing the ship off the bottom of the screen. Medium shot to starboard afterbody of HMS Agincourt (screen right cuts forefunnel) as she steams across anchorage. Inboard close-up of torpedo tube turned over port beam of destroyer. High-angle medium shot of guns of battleship's B turret trained over the starboard bow. Portside shot from bridge to stern of passing Arkansas Class battleship.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 578-2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 578-2)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details:
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Pershing, John Joseph (person) Foch, Ferdinand (person) Royal Navy, Unity (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Valhalla (regiment/service) Royal Navy, AGINCOURT (HMS), battleship (regiment/service) Australian Army, Australian Imperial Force (regiment/service) Australian Army, Air Corps, Royal Australian Flying Corps, 4 Squadron (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Australian Flying Corps, 4 Squadron (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - battleship: Agincourt (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Valhalla (G.45) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Unity (H.5A) (object name) ships, United States naval - battleship: Arkansas Class (object name) ships, German naval - submarine: U153 & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - submarine: UB117 & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - submarine: UB114 & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - submarine: UB112 & [surrendered] (object name) aircraft, British naval - seaplane: Short 184 (object name) aircraft, British naval - seaplane: Sopwith Baby (object name) aircraft, British - combat: Sopwith Camel (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 341 ft; Running time: 6 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

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