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Title:STEAM PAST BY NATO FORCES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN [Allocated Title]
Film Number:ADM 1672
Other titles:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: NATO forces involved in Mediterranean Fleet Exercise Fort steam past the Supreme Allied Commander, General Norstad, on the reviewing ship HMS Surprise.
Description: LS of HMS Bermuda (C.52) in line ahead of the cameraship HMS Sheffield, and pan left up the line to two Italian destroyers San Marco and San Giorgio preceded by a Canopo Class (?) frigate. MS of HMS Agincourt (D.86), and pan right to HMS Cavendish (D.15) further down the line, followed by HMS Contest (D.48), the French frigate Le Normand (F.765), and the three Italian ships. Further views of the ships steaming in line ahead - the crew man ship on Sheffield. The ships turn to fire a salute. Submarines are also in the steam past. The Italian frigate Altair (F.591) passes right to left, followed by Andromeda (F.592) - in the background, steaming a reciprocal course, is a line of US MSC type minesweepers led by a larger MSO type, all probably in French service. Sheffield passes the reviewing vessel, HMS Surprise.
Alternative Title:POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONS - MISCELLANEOUS [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, Sheffield (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, BERMUDA (HMS) (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, AGINCOURT (HMS), battleship (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, CAVENDISH (HMS), destroyer (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, CONTEST (HMS), destroyer (1944) (regiment/service)
Royal Navy, Surprise (regiment/service)
French Navy, Le Normand (regiment/service)
Italian Royal Navy, San Marco (regiment/service)
Italian Royal Navy, San Giorgio (regiment/service)
Italian Royal Navy, Altair (regiment/service)
Italian Royal Navy, Andromeda (regiment/service)
Keywords: ships, British naval - cruiser: Bermuda (C.52) (object name)
ships, British naval - destroyer: Agincourt (D.86) (object name)
ships, British naval - destroyer: Cavendish (D.15) (object name)
ships, British naval - destroyer: Contest (D.48) (object name)
ships, British naval - private: Surprise (object name)
ships, French naval - frigate: Le Normand (F.765) & [-] (object name)
ships, Italian naval - destroyer: San Marco & [-] (object name)
ships, Italian naval - destroyer: San Giorgio & [-] (object name)
ships, Italian naval - frigate: Altair (F.591) (object name)
ships, Italian naval - frigate: Andromeda (F.592) (object name)
ships, Italian naval - frigate: Canopo Class & [-] (object name)