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  • Short Summary

    Destroyers at sea - probably after sinking German battle cruiser Scharnhorst.

  • Description

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    Close up shot of Union Jack. Various shots of the warship at sea and activities onboard. Men are seen operating guns, signalling, looking through binoculars etc. Destroyer at rough sea, explosions around. Two marines playing trumpets. More shots of the battleship and the crew at sea. Guns being fired. Men on deck operating guns.

    Note: German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was sunk on 26th of December 1943 in the Atlantic. Five ships took part in the action: Belfast, Norfolk, Sheffield, Duke of York and Jamaica. This footage is probably aftermath of the action.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1931.06
    Media URN:
    73609
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1940 - 1949
    Sound:
    Mute
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:04:57:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:13:26:00 / 01:18:23:00
    Canister:
    UN 799 G

Comments (1)

  1. jamied says

    Amongst the ships seen in this clip are, at 1:29, HMS Matchless, and then at 1:56 HMS Meteor.

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