VISIT OF ALLIED MEMBERS TO THE GRAND FLEET (ledger title) [Main Title]

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  • Title: VISIT OF ALLIED MEMBERS TO THE GRAND FLEET (ledger title) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 600
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  • Summary: A delegation of Allied parliamentary representatives arrives on board HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Firth of Forth, March-May 1918.
  • Description: The film is taken from the quarterdeck of HMS Queen Elizabeth. Conditions are very misty and the shape of another battleship can be indistinctly seen in the distance. The Allied representatives arrive by launch and come up the ship's side ladder onto the quarterdeck. They mill about, talking among themselves and with naval officers and press representatives. The delegates are each introduced to Admiral Sir David Beatty. They form up for a group photograph. One or two are in Italian military uniform but the majority are civilians.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 600
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) Engholm, F W (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Beatty, David Richard (person) Royal Navy, Queen Elizabeth (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: delegations, Allied international - goodwill (object name) ships, British naval - battleship: Queen Elizabeth (object name) journalism and record, British - photographer (object name) 12/3(261.2).8 (event) GB, Scotland & Firth of Forth (geography) half-light (concept)
  • 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: 319 ft; Running time: 5 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 600

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