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Summary: Unedited scenes of an anti-submarine training flotilla.
Description: I. Series of shots from the frigate HMS Grenville exercising off Portland with Anti-Submarine Training Flotilla and a Whirlwind helicopter - ships include HMS Keppel (F.85), HMS Murray (F.91), HMS Pellew (F.62), HMS Burghead Bay (F.622) and HMS Urania (F.08). Various formations are adopted. Westland Whirlwind helicopter orbits the flotilla, and hovers to search with lowered transducer while the cameraship circles. Helicopter closes cameraship to lower a man onto the quarterdeck.
II. Aerial sequence showing the anti-submarine flotilla steaming in formation in a smooth sea. MSs of HMS Grenville (F.197) and HMS Pellew. Sequence ends with LS showing five ships executing a turn to port from line ahead into line abreast.
Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Grenville (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Keppel (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Murray (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Pellew (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, BURGHEAD BAY (HMS), frigate (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Urania (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, British naval - frigate: Grenville (F.197) (object name)
ships, British naval - frigate: Keppel (F.85) (object name)
ships, British naval - frigate: Murray (F.91) (object name)
ships, British naval - frigate: Pellew (F.62) (object name)
ships, British naval - frigate: Urania (F.08) (object name)
ships, British naval - escort: Burghead Bay (F.622) (object name)
aircraft, British naval - helicopter: Westland Whirlwind (object name)
training, British naval - combat: anti-submarine (object name)