Home Fleet Exercises 1946

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Various shots of the Home Fleet on exercises off the coast. Good shots of warships passing by. Among those seen are HMS Nelson - battleship, HMS Birmingham - cruiser and HMS Diadem...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
64457
Sort Number:
UN 1358 B
Time in/Out:
01:36:20:00 / 01:38:17:00
Canister:
UN 1358 B
Film ID:
2189.08
Issue Date:
1946

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