THE COMBINED BRITISH TASK GROUP CRUISES IN THE GULF [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE COMBINED BRITISH TASK GROUP CRUISES IN THE GULF [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 6409
  • Other titles: THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE GULF, 1990-1991 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Aerial views from a Sea King helicopter as the frigates and destroyers of the British task group steam in line ahead for a shoot.
  • Description: View of ships of the task group taken through the windscreen of Sea King - the helicopter flies low past HMS Brazen and RFA Fort Grange, then reverses course to fly back through the group past Resource and Cardiff. Cut to view of the frigates and destroyers formed into line ahead - London leads Cardiff, Brazen and Gloucester. The ships turn to port into quarter line. HA of the ships once more in line ahead. View from off Gloucester's port quarter as the destroyer fires 4.5-inch and light calibre armament to starboard - pull back to show distant shell splashes - the whole line is firing. The helicopter moves up the line past Cardiff to London. Cut to camera on RFA steaming on reciprocal course to line of warships - Cardiff, Brazen and Gloucester pass right to left followed by the three minesweepers.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 6409)
  • Featured Period: 1990-2000
  • Production Date: 1991-01-08
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) Film and Photographic (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, London (regiment/service) Royal Navy, BRAZEN (HMS), frigate (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Gloucester (regiment/service) Royal Navy, CARDIFF (HMS), destroyer (regiment/service) Royal Navy, CATTISTOCK (HMS), minesweeper (regiment/service) Royal Navy, ATHERSTONE (HMS), minesweeper (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Hurworth (regiment/service) Royal Navy, FORT GRANGE (RFA), store ship (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - frigate: London (object name) ships, British naval - frigate: Brazen (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Gloucester (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Cardiff (object name) ships, British naval - minesweeper: Cattistock (object name) ships, British naval - minesweeper: Atherstone (object name) ships, British naval - minesweeper: Hurworth (object name) ships, British naval - supply: Fort Grange (object name) 12/7(536.8) (event) Persian Gulf (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP; VHS Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Running time: 9 mins
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