After The Bismarck 1941

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Title reads: "After the Bismarck".

High angled shot of the bows of a battleship as they plough through a heavy sea. C/U of Vice Admiral Somerville in the map room on board HMS Renown.

L/S of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. Camera pans with several Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38908
Sort Number:
41/045
Time in/Out:
01:03:57:00 / 01:07:42:00
Canister:
41/45
Film ID:
1117.05
Issue Date:
05/06/1941

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