HMS GLOUCESTER LEAVES RFA FORT GRANGE AFTER REPLENISHMENT [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HMS GLOUCESTER LEAVES RFA FORT GRANGE AFTER REPLENISHMENT [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 6389
  • Other titles: THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE GULF, 1990-1991 [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: HMS Gloucester shows her speed as she departs RFA Fort Grange. A Nimrod flies overhead.
  • Description: HA from Fort Grange to forecastle of HMS Gloucester (D.96) during a replenishment - an empty Sea Dart container is being passed back to the supply ship, the jackstay running from the destroyer's specialised hydraulic transfer arm. Commander Wilcocks and some of his officers watch the operation from the destroyer's port bridge wing. Winchman on Fort Grange takes in light line. HMS Gloucester makes off, rapidly working up speed and turning to starboard, heeling dramatically out of the turn - the roar of her gas turbines adds to the overall impression of power. LSs as a RAF Nimrod flies over the departing destroyer.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 6389)
  • Featured Period: 1976-2000
  • Production Date: 1990-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) Film and Photographic (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Wilcocks (Commander) (person) Royal Navy, Gloucester (regiment/service) Royal Navy, FORT GRANGE (RFA), store ship (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - destroyer: Gloucester (object name) ships, British naval - supply: Fort Grange (object name) aircraft, British - combat: BA Nimrod MR.2 (object name) weapons, British naval - missile: Sea Dart (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: 4 mins
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  • Notes: Summary: HMS Gloucester was an extra deployment, joining the original three warships of the Armilla patrol Group Whisky (HMS York, HMS Battleaxe and HMS Jupiter) in September
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