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Title:HMS BRAZEN REPLENISHES FROM RFA FORT GRANGE [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 6406
Other titles:THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE GULF, 1990-1991 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: HMS Brazen takes on stores, mainly foodstuffs.
Description: I. HMS Brazen replenishes at sea. CUs of inhaul running through leading block to winch. CU of winchman. A palnet is hooked on to the traveller, the jackstay is tensioned, and the load goes from Brazen to Fort Grange. The reverse process - the pivoted arm on Fort Grange is raised, the traveller is released, and the palnet is hauled across - Brazen's winch can be heard heaving in the inhaul. The palnet is lowered onto the deck and removed on a pallet truck. Below deck men stand stripped to the waist, ready to receive the stores - wooden and cardboard boxes are manhandled down a companion ladder, accompanied by much colourful banter. Stores are stacked, then passed hand to hand along a human chain - 25 kg paper sacks of breadmaking flour are passed below, one damaged sack puffing flour over the cameraman. Boxes of rations follow - Shredded Wheat cereal and jars of salad cream are among the items.
II. Routine operations on the flightdeck - Lynx 331 runs up, the lashings are removed and the aircraft takes off, clearing to starboard. Break. Helicopter closes from port quarter to land on and be lashed down again - FDO in foreground in both sequences. CU of the pilot as he deplanes to some chaffing from the flightcrew - he is accompanied by a Lieutenant-Commander (who deplanes in a dignified silence). At the request of the pilot, one of the flightcrew begins a check of the helicopter's radar.
Alternative Title:THE ROYAL NAVY IN THE GULF, 1990-1991 [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations (Navy) Film and Photographic (Production company)
Cowpe, Paul (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, BRAZEN (HMS), frigate (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, FORT GRANGE (RFA), store ship (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, British naval - frigate: Brazen (object name)
ships, British naval - supply: Fort Grange & [-] (object name)
supplies, British, food (object name)
operations, British naval - routine: replenishment at sea (object name)
aircraft, British naval - helicopter: Westland Lynx (object name)
operations, British naval - maintenance: aircraft radar (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: 13 mins