ANCHORS AND CABLES PART 3: WEIGHING ANCHOR [Main Title]

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  • Title: ANCHORS AND CABLES PART 3: WEIGHING ANCHOR [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DRN 1519C
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  • Summary: Navy Instructional film following on from Part 2, and showing the procedure for weighing anchor in a typical frigate. Emphasis is on the technical side of bringing up the anchor, with a brief summary of differences in cruisers and minesweepers. There is no mention of the navigational aspects. Filmed onboard the Leopard Class frigate HMS Leopard (F.14) and Ton Class minesweeper HMS Nurton (M.1166).
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: DRN 1519C
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (DRN 1519C)
  • 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
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 527 ft; Running time: 15 mins
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