EXERCISE ALERT, MALTA: HMS LION CONDUCTS A SHOOT AGAINST TARGETS ON SHORE [Allocated Title]

Title: EXERCISE ALERT, MALTA: HMS LION CONDUCTS A SHOOT AGAINST TARGETS ON SHORE [Allocated Title]
Film Number: ADM 1704
Other titles: POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Observers on a coastal range report the fall of shot to HMS Lion as she carries out a bombardment.
Description: A party arrive by jeep at the coastal site to observe the bombardment and report the fall of shot. LS to the coast from seaward - shells explode along the clifftops, others falling just offshore. The observing team times the exercise with a stop watch. Cut to Lion at sea as crew, wearing helmets and anti-flash, go to action stations.
Featured Period: 1945-1975
Production Date: 1960
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Lion (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, British naval - cruiser: Lion (C.34) (object name) training, British naval - combat: bombardment (object name) Malta (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: 751 ft; Running time: 8 mins
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