HMS GIRDLE NESS TAKES ON A SEASLUG MISSILE DURING A REPLENISHMENT AT SEA [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HMS GIRDLE NESS TAKES ON A SEASLUG MISSILE DURING A REPLENISHMENT AT SEA [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 1850
  • Other titles: POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: HMS Retainer re-supplies HMS Girdle Ness with a Seaslug missile in RAS trials in the Mediterranean. Cameraship is Girdle Ness.
  • Description: HMS Retainer and HMS Girdle Ness steam abreast. A heavy jackstay has been rigged and among more conventional loads, a test missile is transferred in a specially constructed cage. The 20 ft missile proves difficult to manage. Preparations are then made for the transfer of fuel using a jackstay fuelling rig - the hose is passed from Girdle Ness to Retainer.
  • Alternative Title: POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: ADM 1850
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1959-11
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, GIRDLE NESS (HMS), escort (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Retainer (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - STR: Girdle Ness (object name) ships, British auxiliary - supply: Retainer (object name) weapons, British naval - missile: Seaslug (object name) operations, British naval - routine: replenishment at sea (object name)
  • 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: 621 ft; Running time: 7 mins
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