HMS SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S PARTY AT HOUSTON [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: HMS SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S PARTY AT HOUSTON [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 1465
  • Other titles: POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: HMS Sheffield on her Spring Cruise visits Houston, Texas, and gives a children's party.
  • Description: Sheffield wears flag of C-in-C, America and West Indies Station (Vice-Admiral J F Stevens) and is commanded by Commodore K McM Campbell-Walter. Children's party forecastle scenes. Gundeck scenes. (Visit coincided with that of Sir Roger Makins, British Ambassador USA.)
  • Alternative Title: POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: ADM 1465
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1954
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Campbell-Walter, Keith McM (person) Royal Navy, Sheffield (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - cruiser: Sheffield (object name) recreation, British naval - social: children's party (object name) society, British naval - friendship (object name) USA & Houston, TX (geography)
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