• Short Summary

    Royal Navy fleet sailing off Portland on first exercises since war.

  • Description

    Title reads: "Home Fleet Exercises".

    Portland, Dorset.

    Various shots of Royal Navy fleet sailing out to sea from Portland. The fleet is on its first post-war exercise, with mock submarine and air attacks. After the exercises the fleet will sail over to the West Indies.

    We see the following ships: HMS Nelson (a battleship), HMS Birmingham (a cruiser) and HMS Diadem (cruiser).

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1376.15
    Media URN:
    45043
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    11/03/1946
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:40:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:24:53:00 / 01:25:33:00
    Canister:
    46/20

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