GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS ITEM: BACK HOME WITH THE "JOLLY ROGER" [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS ITEM: BACK HOME WITH THE "JOLLY ROGER" [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 520
  • Other titles: HMS SAFARI RETURNS TO PORTSMOUTH [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Newsreel item showing the return to Portsmouth of HMS Safari.
  • Description: HA.MS from ship at anchor as HMS Safari rounds starboard quarter; men crowd the rail to watch the submarine pass - in background an auxiliary coastal AA vessel lies alongside with Fairmile 'B' rescue launch. LA.MS of submarine's skull and cross-bones missions flag flying above ensign Safari is cheered as she passes. End shot of crew with Commander Ben Bryant, Safari's original commanding officer and her present captain, Lieutenant R B. Larkin - they pose with the missions flag which bears emblems symbolising gun actions, ships sunk, cloak and dagger operations and a lighthouse which represents Safari's rôle as beacon submarine of TF 86 in the Sicilian landings.
  • Access Conditions:
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Gaumont British (Production company)
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  • Keywords: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK (geography)
  • 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: 60 ft; Running time: 1 min
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    ADM 520

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