Title:EXERCISE WELCOME, FAR EAST STATION [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 1577
Other titles:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Exercise Welcome, Far East Station, March 1956.
Description: HMS Newfoundland fires guns. Malayan RNVR ratings on board, including C Y S Thong (one of first two Malayan Navy Midshipmen to complete course at Dartmouth). The ratings take the whaler away from HMS Newfoundland and are also seen undergoing gunnery instruction. Flying activities on board HMS Centaur.
Alternative Title:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Thong, C Y S (person)
Royal Navy, Newfoundland (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, CENTAUR (HMS), aircraft carrier (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve & Malayan personnel (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, British naval - aircraft carrier, fleet: Centaur (object name)
ships, British naval - cruiser: Newfoundland (object name)
operations, British naval - routine: Exercise Welcome (object name)
training, British naval - weapons (object name)
Malaya (geography)
