FORCE G SAILS FOR FRANCE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FORCE G SAILS FOR FRANCE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 1976
  • Other titles: OPERATION NEPTUNE [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary:
  • Description: I. Captain Petrie addresses the crew from the quarterdeck of HMS Despatch, main HQ vessel for Mulberry B. HMS Aristocrat, group HQ vessel, lies alongside. MCU of Commander R T White (?), captain of Despatch - he grimaces with embarrassment. MCU of port afterbody, and MS off the port bow of Despatch as cameraship Aristocrat pulls away - LSE Adventure in the background. Sub-Lieutenant A Mitchell, RNVR, Aristocrat's Glaswegian electrical officer, plays her away on the bagpipes - Commander Ashley, Admiralty Berthing Officer, Commander Frewen, Captain Petrie and Brigadier Walther, watch from the upper deck. II. Views of convoy at sea. BPB (British Power Boat) motor gun boat makes away from cameraship. Brief MS of HMS Lotus (K.93). HMS Fernie (L.11) comes hard about and heaves to. MLS of HMS Stevenstone and HMS Bleasdale (Force E) - Stevenstone signals. MLS of LSI(H) Invicta of Assault Group J.1. Various views of LSIs in convoy, including Empire Rapier (G.2) and Empire Crossbow (G.1). Auxiliary anti-aircraft paddle vessel holds station on Aristocrat's starboard quarter. Ships of the convoy fly barrage balloons. Sunlight breaks through the overcast. Final MS off the port beam of Empire Rapier.
  • Alternative Title: OPERATION NEPTUNE [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: ADM 1976
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-06-06
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor) RN Combat Film Unit No 1 (Production company) Dines, Gordon (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Petrie, C H (person) White, R T (person) Ashley, J M (person) Frewen, O M (person) Mitchell, Ann (person) Walter (Brigadier, RE) (person) Royal Navy, DESPATCH (HMS), light cruiser (regiment/service) Royal Navy, ARISTOCRAT (HMS) (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Lotus (regiment/service) Royal Navy, FERNIE (HMS), escort destroyer (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Stevenstone (regiment/service) Royal Navy, BLEASDALE (HMS), escort destroyer (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Invicta (regiment/service) Royal Navy, EMPIRE RAPIER (HMS), cargo ship (regiment/service) Royal Navy, EMPIRE CROSSBOW (HMS), landing ship (regiment/service) Royal Navy, ADVENTURE (HMS), minelayer (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - cruiser: Despatch (object name) ships, British naval - cruiser: Adventure (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Fernie (L.11) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Stevenstone (L.16) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Bleasdale (L.50) (object name) ships, British naval - escort: Lotus (K.93) & [-] (object name) ships, British naval - light forces: BPB MGB (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LSE Adventure (object name) ships, British auxiliary - amphibious: LSI[H] Invicta (object name) ships, British auxiliary - amphibious: LSI[L] Empire Rapier (object name) ships, British auxiliary - amphibious: LSI[L] Empire Crossbow (object name) ships, British auxiliary - anti-aircraft, coastal: Aristocrat & [paddle] (object name) operations, British naval - escort (object name) operations, British naval - movement (object name) 01/5(4-16).1 (event) English Channel (geography)
  • 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: 745 ft; Running time: 8 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ADM 1976

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