MISCELLANEOUS FIRST WORLD WAR NAVAL MATERIAL 9 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: MISCELLANEOUS FIRST WORLD WAR NAVAL MATERIAL 9 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 1157
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  • Summary: Collection of miscellaneous naval scenes from the First World War.
  • Description: I. Long shot across anchorage at Scapa at sunset - afterpart of a battleship, showing X and Y turrets, at frame right, and starboard profile of Arethusa Class (?) cruiser. II. Medium shot of Admiralty Steel Drifter underway on calm sea. III. Medium close-up of X and Y turrets on HMS Canada, camera holding as the camera vessel passes by on the starboard side of the battleship. IV. Medium long shot of merchant hull alongside in shipyard, and pan to a tug towing two barges. V. Medium shot silhouette of HMS Venerable as a depot ship at Portland (cf IWM 559). VI. Medium close-up off port quarter of slowly passing Royal Sovereign Class battleship. Medium shot of moored Iron Duke Class battleship, an awning over Q turret, with a sister ship in the background - HMS Nonsuch (G.38) and tender in the foreground alongside cameraship. VII. Medium shot of HMS Venerable with iris fade and straight fade effects. VIII. Medium close-up of Q turret and after superstructure of HMS Canada, camera moving left to show rear turrets and long shot of an Orion Class battleship. Medium shot of Queen Elizabeth Class battleship - X turret trained over port bow. IX. US troops board lighter alongside quay. X. Medium shot of wharf with PC boats and Later Hunt Class (?) minesweeper alongside. Medium shot as PC.56 crosses crowded harbour - minesweeper, freighter, and drill ship (?) in the background. XI. Medium long shot of E or H Class submarine at sea. XII. Medium shot, passing HMS Vulcan, depot ship at Portsmouth. PC boat in the background. XIII. Medium shot of unidentified RN Commander on upper deck, and a bridge scene onboard a PC boat. XIV. Destroyers in line astern of cameraship. Destroyer funnel makes black smoke. Aerial long shot of M or R Class destroyer, just come hard a'port. XV. Medium close-up of crew on the conning tower of submarine E.5(?). HMS Moon (F.69) passes cameraship at sea. Medium close-up of hydrophone operator. PC boat holds station on cameraship's starboard quarter (cf IWM 1153). XVI. Men recover ASW (anti-submarine warfare) detection apparatus (cf IWM 1153). XVII. Long shot of oil storage lighter and a flat bottomed ferry, with land background and circular frame effect. XVIII. Long shot of Astre-Torres type C airship escorting a convoy. XIX. Medium shot off the port beam of HMS Gibraltar, depot ship with Vulcan at Portsmouth. Frame left cuts off focsle. XX. Medium shot off the starboard quarter of HMS Agincourt underway in anchorage. XXI. As sequence XVII. XXII. As sequence XI.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 1157
  • 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, CANADA (HMS), battleship (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Venerable (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Nonsuch (regiment/service) Royal Navy, PC56 (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Vulcan (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Moon (regiment/service) Royal Navy, GIBRALTAR (HMS), depot ship (regiment/service) Royal Navy, AGINCOURT (HMS), battleship (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - battleship: Canada (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Agincourt (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Royal Sovereign Class (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Iron Duke Class (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Orion Class (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Queen Elizabeth Class (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Nonsuch (G.38) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Moon (F.69) (object name) ships, British naval - harbour: Venerable (object name) ships, British naval - harbour: Vulcan (object name) ships, British naval - harbour: Gibraltar (object name) ships, British naval - escort: PC56 (object name) ships, British naval - escort: Admiralty Steel Drifter (object name) aircraft, British naval - airship: C Type (object name) 12/3(26) (event) GB, Scotland & Scapa Flow, Orkney (geography) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK (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: 702 ft; Running time: 12 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 1157

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