C-IN-C MEDITERRANEAN VISITS VENICE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: C-IN-C MEDITERRANEAN VISITS VENICE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 1560
  • Other titles: POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The visit of the C-in-C Med to Venice, September 1955. Scenes of Fleet arrival at Venice and transfer of C-in-C by bosun's chair to HMS Defender.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: ADM 1560
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1955-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Grantham, Guy (person) Royal Navy, DEFENDER (HMS), destroyer (1950) (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - escort: Defender (object name) operations, British naval - routine: jackstay transfer (object name) Italy & Venice, Veneto (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: Footage: 616 ft; Running time: 7 mins
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