New Type Of Picket Boat 1938

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Item title reads - Chelsea.

New type picket boat with speed of over 20 knots is tested for Royal Navy on the river Thames. London.

L/S as the new diesel powered boat speeds over the water. C/U of water, C/U of man turning the wheel. M/S as the boat turns quickly. C/U as water rushes...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17779
Sort Number:
38/059
Time in/Out:
01:06:37:00 / 01:07:09:00
Canister:
38/59
Film ID:
975.03
Issue Date:
25/07/1938

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