ONBOARD HMS LARGS, HQ SHIP FOR FORCE S [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ONBOARD HMS LARGS, HQ SHIP FOR FORCE S [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 1260
  • Other titles: OPERATION NEPTUNE [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary:
  • Description: On the bridge of Largs, Major-General Rennie consults a situation map and relays instructions into a microphone. Troops and a few of the crew gather on the focsle deck. LCT(4)s assemble, some of them carrying SBG AVREs. LCAs form up. HMS Scylla on the horizon. General views of the invasion craft - LSI(L) (Glenearn ?), LCI(S), LCT(4)s, LCF, LCAs, etc. LS of smokescreen obscuring the coast. MS of LCI(L) and LCAs on choppy sea. MCU of Rennie, Talbot (wearing 27 Armoured Brigade helmet), and Brigadier CRA, 3 Division. HA.MS of single 2-pounder emplacement. CU of Admiral Talbot taking a meal on the bridge. Midget submarine X.23 approaches and is secured alongside Largs - Lieutenant Honour comes onboard and talks with the Navigation Officer and Admiral Talbot, who offers him a cigarette. MCUs of the main situation map and staff of the operations room. LCR passes Largs. Men semaphore and flash signal. Captain Allan (?) takes a meal. LS of LCR and LCTs - LCM in the foreground. CU of Lieutenant Honour taking a cigarette. Further views of X.23, rolling heavily in the swell alongside Largs. LSs of invasion craft and distant coastline. MS of a Fairmile B anti-submarine ML, with a short lattice mast bearing SW.RDF. Smoke pall rises over the coast. HA.MS to a LCM(1) and two LCP(L)s alongside - Rennie and staff board the LCM to go ashore. Admiral Talbot boards a RML (converted from a BPB (British Power Boat) 60 ft motor torpedo boat). Casualty is helped onboard Largs from a LCS(L) (?). A German prisoner is escorted below for interrogation. Troops transfer into LCF (?).
  • Alternative Title: OPERATION NEPTUNE [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: ADM 1260
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-06-06
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor) Universal (Production company) Wood, R Colwyn (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Talbot, Arthur G (person) Allan, H S (person) Rennie, Tom Gordon (person) Honour, George Butler (person) Royal Navy, Largs (regiment/service) Royal Navy, X.23 (regiment/service) Royal Navy, LCT4 665 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ships, British naval - submarine, midget: X.23 (Xiphias) (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: Largs (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LCT[4] 665 (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LCR (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LCI[L] (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LCM[1] (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LCP[L] (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LCA (object name) ships, British naval - light forces: Fairmile B A/S ML (object name) communications, British naval - direct: semaphore (object name) communications, British naval - direct: Aldis lamp (object name) combat, British naval - amphibious (object name) command and control, British naval: operations room, LSH (object name) prisoners of war, German - custody (object name) casualties, British - wounded (object name) 01/5(4-16).1 (event)
  • 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: 555 ft; Running time: 6 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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