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Title:MEDITERRANEAN FLEET VISITS CANNES, NAPLES AND ALGIERS [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 1397
Other titles:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Footage of Mediterranean Fleet visits to Cannes, Naples and Algiers.
Description: Band of HM Royal Marines beats the retreat at Cannes, in presence of Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean (Earl Mountbatten). Flagship HMS Glasgow arrives at Naples for official visit; Vice-Admiral Bironi is welcomed on board by C-in-C. Other visitors are the Mayor and Prefect of Naples, Admiral R B Carney USN (C-in-C Allied Forces, Southern Europe). At Algiers, Vice-Admiral D'Esearore, General Bornade, General Baibler and the Governor-General call on the C-in-C.
Alternative Title:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Algiers, Governor-General of (person)
Baibler (General) (person)
Bironi (Vice-Admiral) (person)
Bornade (General) (person)
Carney, Robert B (person)
D'Esearore (Vice-Admiral) (person)
Mountbatten, Louis (Earl) (person)
Naples, Mayor of (person)
Naples, Prefect of (person)
Royal Navy, Royal Marines (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, GLASGOW (HMS), light cruiser (regiment/service)
Keywords: ceremonies, British - customary: beating the retreat (object name)
delegations, British naval - goodwill (object name)
ships, British naval - cruiser: Glasgow (object name)
Algeria & Algiers (geography)
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France (geography)
Italy & Naples, Campania (geography)