MISCELLANEOUS FIRST WORLD WAR NAVAL MATERIAL 5 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: MISCELLANEOUS FIRST WORLD WAR NAVAL MATERIAL 5 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 1153
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  • Summary: Collection of miscellaneous naval scenes from the First World War.
  • Description: I. 'Nash Fish' (hydrophone) is winched up and swung over the side of a PC boat. II. Medium shot from an airship holding station off the starboard quarter, and slowly coming abeam of USS Birmingham. Aerial long shot of a destroyer, its wake disturbed by the explosion of a depth charge. Medium shot of HMS Valhalla (G.45). Medium long aerial shot of an R Class destroyer and K Class submarine. III. Medium shot off the port bow of two trawlers moored together in harbour - one vessel draws away from its companion. C Class cruiser in the background. IV. Medium long shot from a PC boat to another astern - the following ship yaws slightly as it comes hard a'starboard into line. Close-up of black smoke screen laid by cameraship. V. Tracking medium close-up, stern to starboard bow, of S.49 Class German destroyer. VI. Medium shot of an Iron Duke Class battleship with a destroyer alongside. Medium close-up track along starboard afterbody of HMS Canada. VII. Continuation of sequence III. Foremost vessel is Drake. VIII. Cameraship crosses the bows of a surrendered G.85 Class destroyer, and passes down the port side. IX. Tracking medium close-up from the starboard bow of HMS Queen Elizabeth at moorings - note range finding baffles. X. Continuation of sequence IV. Medium shot of PC.43 closing on starboard quarter. XI. Forth anchorage. Two Orion Class battleships and HMS Agincourt cross the screen right to left. XII. Long shot of four Royal Sovereign Class (?) battleships steaming in line astern for a shoot - the leading ship turns to starboard. XIII. Sequences IV and I repeated. XIV. Long shot of R Class (?) destroyer underway at sea, and medium long shot of following ship, HMS Trenchant (G.78).
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 1153
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor) Engholm, F W (Production company) Engholm, F W (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Valhalla (regiment/service) Royal Navy, CANADA (HMS), battleship (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Queen Elizabeth (regiment/service) Royal Navy, AGINCOURT (HMS), battleship (regiment/service) Royal Navy, TRENCHANT (HMS) (regiment/service) Royal Navy, PC43 (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Charing (decoy name) (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Trego (decoy name) (regiment/service) United States Navy, USS BIRMINGHAM, cruiser (1907) (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - battleship: Canada (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Queen Elizabeth (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Agincourt (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Iron Duke Class (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Orion Class (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Royal Sovereign Class (object name) ships, British naval - cruiser: C Class (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Valhalla (G.45) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Trenchant (G.78) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: R Class (object name) ships, British naval - special operations: PC43 (Q-ship) (object name) ships, British naval - special operations: Charing (Q-ship) (object name) ships, British naval - special operations: Trego (Q-ship) (object name) ships, British naval - escort: PC43 (object name) ships, British naval - submarine: K Class (object name) ships, United States naval - cruiser: Birmingham (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: S49 Class (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: G85 Class (object name) equipment, British naval - surveillance: hydrophone (object name) weapons, British naval - CBW: smokescreen (object name) combat, British naval - anti-submarine: depth charge (object name) 12/3(26) (event)
  • 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: 623 ft; Running time: 10 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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