ANCHORS AND CABLES PART 2: COMING TO SINGLE ANCHOR [Main Title]

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  • Title: ANCHORS AND CABLES PART 2: COMING TO SINGLE ANCHOR [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DRN 1519B
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  • Summary: Navy Instructional film detailing the procedure for bringing a warship to anchor, with emphasis on the preparation of the anchor for letting go. The navigator's preparation, necessary to put the ship in the right place, is touched on but not explained in any detail. Filmed onboard the Leopard Class frigate HMS Leopard (F.14).
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DRN 1519B
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (DRN 1519B)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1962
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor) Technical and Scientific Films (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 432 ft; Running time: 12 mins
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