THE ARRIVAL OF THE GERMAN SUBMARINES OFF HARWICH [Main Title]

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  • Title: THE ARRIVAL OF THE GERMAN SUBMARINES OFF HARWICH [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 646
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  • Summary: Surrender of U-boats and other ships of the German fleet at the end of the war.
  • Description: I. Aerial medium shot of HMS Satyr (F.59) underway. Two surrendered U-boats pass beneath camera-airship, followed by Scott Class Leader, UC.III and U.160 Class (?) submarines. Medium shot, HMS Melampus (H.75) with Motor Launch alongside - R Class destroyer passes in background. Camera drifts right to pick up a line of U-boats passing right to left, diagonally down the screen - U.81 Class, U.93 Class, U.160 Class, and others. II. "German Ships on their way to surrender to Great Britain, Nov. 21st., 1918. Photographed from H.M.S. Castor". Long shot of line of German light cruisers - SS airship overhead. Medium long shot off port bow of HMS Talisman. Long shot of Bremse Class cruiser (?), and pan right to show German ships in line ahead. Medium long shot as Later Marksman Class destroyer leads in German destroyers. Pan over lines of surrendered vessels. Medium shot, HMS Seymour (D.09). Medium shot of Dromedary Class paddle tug. Various views of anchored German destroyers, including G.101, S.131, V.67, V.125, G.85, S.31 and B.109 Class vessels. British Thornycroft torpedo boat also appears in this sequence. Tracking close-up past S.53 Class destroyer - crew on deck, German naval ensign at peak of mainmast. Medium shot of V.67 Class destroyer. Panning long shot over anchorage at sunset. III. "Photographed from Airship N.S.7." Aerial views of surrendering German capital ships: Koenig Class battleships, British flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth, SMS Baden, Kaiser, Kaiserin (?), and Friedrich der Grosse, German battle cruisers SMS Von der Tann, Derfflinger, Hindenburg and Seydlitz, light cruisers SMS Bremse, Brummer, Frankfurt, Emden (II), Koeln (II) and Dresden (II).
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 646
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 646)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918-11
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Air Force (Production sponsor) Royal Air Force (Production company) London Photo Centre (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Satyr (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Melampus (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Seymour (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Talisman (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Queen Elizabeth (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Baden (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Kaiser (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Kaiserin (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Friedrich der Grosse (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Von der Tann (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Derfflinger (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Hindenburg (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Seydlitz (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Bremse (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Brummer (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Emden (II) (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Koeln (II) (regiment/service) German Imperial Navy, Dresden (II) (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - battleship: Queen Elizabeth (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Satyr (F.59) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Melampus (H.75) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Seymour (D.09) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Talisman (G.4A) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Scott Class Leader (object name) ships, British naval - assistance: Dromedary Class tug & [paddle] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Baden & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Kaiser & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Kaiserin & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Friedrich der Grosse & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Von der Tann & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Derfflinger & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Hindenburg & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - battleship: Seydlitz & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - cruiser: Bremse & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - cruiser: Brummer & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - cruiser: Frankfurt & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - cruiser: Emden (II) & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - cruiser: Koeln (II) & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - cruiser: Dresden (II) & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: G101 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: S131 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: V67 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: V125 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: G85 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: S31 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: B109 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - destroyer: S53 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - submarine: UCIII Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - submarine: U160 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - submarine: U80 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - submarine: U93 Class & [surrendered] (object name) ships, German naval - submarine: U81 Class & [surrendered] (object name) First World War, Armistice & German Navy, Internment of & 21/11/1918 (event)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 1024 ft; Running time: 17 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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