FORCE K, SUPPORT FORCE FOR GOLD BEACH [Allocated Title]
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- Title: FORCE K, SUPPORT FORCE FOR GOLD BEACH [Allocated Title]
- Film Number: ADM 1971
- Other titles: OPERATION NEPTUNE [Allocated Series Title]
- Summary: Continuation of ADM 1970.
- Description: I. Force K bombards. LS of gunflashes on the horizon - HMS Emerald visible in the foreground. Emerald opens fire - she has some minesweepers in company with her. LS off the starboard bow of HMS Orion at bombardment position - the forward turrets fire, highlighting the ship. MLS of minesweeping trawler, Halcyon Class minesweeper, and a U/V Class destroyer. Cut to MS off the starboard bow LCS(M) 112 underway with companions 109 and 78 (the craft may be from LSI(L) Empire Arquebus). LS of a destroyer. LS off the starboard beam of Halcyon Class minesweepers and small craft - Emerald and Argonaut in background. BYMS ("British Yard Mine Sweeper") passes right to left making smoke - Fairmile B ML 245 lying in the foreground at the bottom of the screen. MSs off the starboard quarter and beam of HMS Orion, turrets trained to port - she fires her after turrets and then a full broadside - the cameraship, HMS Jervis, moves away to a position off her starboard bow. II. MS aft, past funnel of Jervis, to the guns of X turret trained over the port beam - a second destroyer is visible in LS, broad on the port quarter, while another takes up station fine on - the cameraship opens fire. MS off the starboard bow of HMS Urania (R.05), turrets trained to port, and pan right to a LS off the starboard beam of a second U Class destroyer. Cut to MS of starboard forebody of Urania (frame cuts the ship aft of the searchlight platform) - she fires. MLS off the starboard beam of HMS Ulysses (R.69). LS over the invasion fleet - LCAs cross left to right, LCTs and destroyers in the background. Ships on the horizon open fire. MLS off the starboard beam of HMS Ulysses underway, camera panning to follow her - the starboard forebody of Urania comes into frame. LS over invasion craft. Cut to MS aft to X turret of Jervis, trained over the port bow - barrel of 4in AA visible in lower frame. Final LS over the invasion fleet - LCTs, destroyers, minesweeper, etc - vessels on the horizon fire periodically.
- Alternative Title: OPERATION NEPTUNE [Allocated Series Title]
- Colour: B&W
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- Object_Number: ADM 1971
- Sound: Silent
- Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
- Featured Period: 1939-1945
- Production Date: 1944-06-09
- Production Country: GB
- Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor) RN Combat Film Unit No 2 (Production company) Beeson, Paul1921-11-162001-07-19Born Hammersmith, London as Paul Antonio Charles Beeson. Died Gerrards Cross. Obituary at http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/beeson.htm Accessed 11 January 2011 (Production individual)
- Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Navy, EMERALD (HMS), light cruiser (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Orion (regiment/service) Royal Navy, LCSM 112 (regiment/service) Royal Navy, LCSM 109 (regiment/service) Royal Navy, LCSM 78 (regiment/service) Royal Navy, ARGONAUT (HMS), light cruiser (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Jervis (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Urania (regiment/service) Royal Navy, Ulysses (regiment/service) Royal Navy, ML 245 (regiment/service)
- Keywords: ships, British naval - cruiser: Emerald (object name) ships, British naval - cruiser: Orion (object name) ships, British naval - cruiser: Argonaut (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Urania (R.05) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Ulysses (R.69) (object name) ships, British naval - destroyer: Jervis (object name) ships, British naval - minesweeper, ocean: Halcyon Class (object name) ships, British naval - minesweeper, coastal: BYMS motor minesweeper (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LCS[M] 78 (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LCS[M] 109 (object name) ships, British naval - amphibious: LCS[M] 112 (object name) ships, British naval - light forces: Fairmile B ML 245 (object name) combat, British naval - bombardment (object name) 01/5(4-16).1 (event) Gold Beach, Arromanches, Calvados, France (geography)
- 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: 922 ft; Running time: 10 mins
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