Britain's Atom Sub On Trial 1963

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Gibraltar.

GV. Gibraltar Harbour. LV. Britain's first nuclear submarine HMS Dreadnought alongside quay in harbour. Zoom in to conning tower "S.101 Dreadnought". GV. Dreadnought steams out of harbour. GV. Rock of Gibraltar. GV. Dreadnought at sea at speed. SV. Interior of Dreadnought, officer...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54599
Sort Number:
63/069
Time in/Out:
01:46:23:00 / 01:47:20:00
Canister:
63/69
Film ID:
1768.20
Issue Date:
26/08/1963

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