LOCH CLASS FRIGATES AND SHORE SCENES ON PASSAGE TO SINGAPORE AT END OF SECOND WORLD WAR
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: MGH 4585).
Synopsis
Amateur film shot by Lieutenant Dunford records naval scenes while serving on HMS Verdun in 1945, passage to Oslo in 1945 as naval escort for King Haakon returning to Norway, then naval and shore scenes in Malta, Ceylon (HMS Mayina), Singapore, Penang, Port Said, Alexandria and Gibraltar while serving on HMS Loch Achray with other Loch Class frigates.
Notes
Summary: HMS Verdun transported the "Unknown Warrior" from France to England at the end of the First World War.
Titles
- LOCH CLASS FRIGATES AND SHORE SCENES ON PASSAGE TO SINGAPORE AT END OF SECOND WORLD WAR (Allocated)
- AMATEUR FILM BY LIEUTENANT DUNFORD (Alternative)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1945
- Running Time:
- 68 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 1600 ft (ca)
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
