HMS ARK ROYAL UNDERGOES A REFIT AT ROSYTH, MAY 2001 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HMS ARK ROYAL UNDERGOES A REFIT AT ROSYTH, MAY 2001 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 6687
  • Other titles: ROYAL NAVY VIDEOS: 2000s [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Unedited scenes on board the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal as she undergoes a refit at Rosyth Naval Base, Scotland.
  • Description: (Tape 1) Men at work in the hangar deck on board the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, also exterior scenes showing scaffolding and dockside. First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Nigel Essenhigh delivers several takes of a piece to camera - an introduction to a CD-ROM about HMS Ark Royal. Final shots of dockside in pouring rain. (Tape 2) Scenes inside offices, with technical staff at work with computers; also shots of refitting below decks and in the bridge.
  • Alternative Title: ROYAL NAVY VIDEOS: 2000s [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: ADM 6687
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © Crown copyright. IWM (ADM 6687)
  • Featured Period: 2001-2025
  • Production Date: 2001-05
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) Film and Photographic (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 2 Footage: 30; Running time: 45 mins (ca)
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