DUTIES OF THE HELMSMAN (RUSHES 3) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: DUTIES OF THE HELMSMAN (RUSHES 3) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 889
  • Other titles: DETAILS OF THE WHEELHOUSE OF A DARING CLASS DESTROYER [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Sequence shot inside the wheelhouse of a Daring Class destroyer
  • Description: Quartermaster and telegraph men on watch; CU of starboard and port telegraph being operated; CU of helm indicator in movement; MCU of gyro repeat indicator; and MCU of gyro alarm bells - one rings.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (ADM 889)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1960
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor) Film House Productions Ltd (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: equipment, British naval - propulsion: wheelhouse, destroyer (object name)
  • 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: 645 ft; Running time: 7 mins
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    ADM 889

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