MINESWEEPING PART 2: INFLUENCE SWEEPS - ACOUSTIC [Main Title]

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  • Title: MINESWEEPING PART 2: INFLUENCE SWEEPS - ACOUSTIC [Main Title]
  • Film Number: DRN 1640B
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  • Summary: Naval training film on the deployment and recovery of the Combined Towed Acoustic (CTA) minesweeping rig from the coastal minesweeper HMS Ashton (M.1198) . With detailed description of the towing rig and the three main types of acoustic sweep the Acoustic Hammer (AH), the Pipe Noise Maker (PNM) and the Acoustic Displacer (AD).
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  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: DRN 1640B
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (DRN 1640B)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1965
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Navy (Production sponsor) Anvil Film and Recording Group (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 3 Footage: 965 ft; Running time: 27 mins
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    DRN 1640B

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