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Title:MEDITERRANEAN FLEET EXERCISES FOR THE EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 1496
Other titles:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Mediterranean Fleet exercises in honour of His Imperial Highness the Emperor of Ethiopia.
Description: Film taken from HMS Centaur: HMS Derby and Diana weather heavy sea outside Grand Harbour; HMS Decoy in heavy seas; HMS Gambia passing with Emperor on bridge; squids fired from HMS Duchess exploding in front of ship; manoeuvres by ships of the Mediterranean Fleet.
Film taken from HMS Chevron: view of small ships under bad weather; sea breaks over Chevron's decks with Fleet in background; Fleet crossing during serial gridiron; telephoto shot of Daring class firing squids; Chevron's guns firing 21-gun salute; WRENs cheering ship on board Chevron; general views of Fleet; HMS Gambia and HMS Surprise leaving Grand Harbour and at sea; escort of helicopters.
Film taken from HMS Glasgow: various shots of the Mediterranean Fleet manoeuvring at sea, also steaming past HMS Gambia in salute to HIH the Emperor of Ethiopia; guns fired by many ships; views of "gridiron" and manoeuvres staged for Emperor who is on board HMS Gambia.
Alternative Title:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia (person)
Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, CENTAUR (HMS), aircraft carrier (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, CHEVRON (HMS), destroyer (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, DECOY (HMS), destroyer (1949) (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, DERBY (HMS), minesweeper (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, DIANA (HMS), destroyer (1947) (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, DUCHESS (HMS), destroyer (1951) (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, GAMBIA (HMS), light cruiser (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, GLASGOW (HMS), light cruiser (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Surprise (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Women's Royal Naval Service (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, British naval - aircraft carrier, fleet: Centaur (object name)
ships, British naval - communications: Surprise (object name)
ships, British naval - cruiser: Gambia (object name)
ships, British naval - cruiser: Glasgow (object name)
ships, British naval - destroyer: Chevron (object name)
ships, British naval - destroyer: Decoy (object name)
ships, British naval - destroyer: Diana (object name)
ships, British naval - destroyer: Duchess (object name)
ships, British naval - minesweeper, ocean: Derby (object name)
operations, British naval - routine (object name)
ceremonies, British - customary: naval 21-gun salute (object name)
ceremonies, British - display: naval exercise (object name)
Malta & Grand Harbour (geography)