LAUNCH OF SUBMARINE HMCS OKANAGAN (S.74), HM DOCKYARD CHATHAM [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: LAUNCH OF SUBMARINE HMCS OKANAGAN (S.74), HM DOCKYARD CHATHAM [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 2449
  • Other titles: NAVAL WEAPONS TRIALS [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Record of the launch preparations by dockyard workers, and launch christening, of the Oberon Class submarine «HMCS Okanagan» (S.74) from No. 7 slip at Chatham dockyard, Kent, into the River Medway where she is manoeuvred by the tugs «Prompt» and «Resolve».
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: NAVAL WEAPONS TRIALS [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: ADM 2449
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (ADM 2449)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1966-09-17
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Defence (Production sponsor) Naval Weapons Trials Centre Film Unit (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 157 ft
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