00:00:00 MGH 4696/01:Shots of merchant vessel Oriana, passenger liner.

00:00:57 Various birds and animals in zoo.

00:00:23 Scenery shots [Australia].

00:01:25 Shots of Chief Petty Officer (CPO) with koala and kangaroo [HMS Belfast 1961 - 1962 (Cruise book), IWM 2005.p. 24, comments on 'the zoo at Taronga', most likely theses are shots from this location].

00:02:22 Other zoo scenery continues

00:03:24 Crossing the line ceremony. 24th September 1961. Initiation ceremony for ships company when crossing the Equator. Featuring King Neptune and his Wife, sailors covered in shaving foam, dunked in water, various hi-jinks. Takes place on top of HMS Belfast's A & B turrets. Further details in HMS Belfast 1961 - 1962 (Cruise book), IWM 2005, p. 26]

00:07:36 Pacific scenery, rest and relaxation (R&R). sunbathing, beach views, coconuts, palm trees. [Crossing the line ceremony took place between Sydney and Singapore, therefore most likely location is Singapore].

00:09:05 Tram, houses, civilians [Singapore].

00:10:10 Close up of unknown shipmate's face.

00:10:38 Shots of boats in Hong Kong harbour, ornate building [possibly temple] bears the name HRH Princess Alexandra. Oriental architectural shots. Kai Fong Association shown (benevolent welfare organisation originating in Hong Kong). Ornate signage close to harbour reads 'Sea Palace', more shots of harbour, shops and terraces. [Visit of HRH Princess Alexander is noted in HMSB 1961-62 p27 during Belfast's 3rd-18th November 1961 visit to Hong Kong].

00:12:40 Hockey match on HMS Belfast's Quarterdeck, Seaman jostle for position carrying hockey sticks. Low quality, underexposed.

00:14:01 Hockey match continues, quality of film much improved.

00:14:08 Tanganyika, Dar Es Salaam. 'Crossed tusk' arches over dual carriageway, traffic drives on left hand side. Shots of roadside trader, Islamic style building [Mosque ?]. HMS Belfast was here to oversee independence celebrations.

00:15:50 HMS Belfast in Harbour, shots of shopping complex.

00:16:00 Lutheran Church.

00:17:16 Clock tower, inscription reads ' Erected by the citizens of Dar Es Salaam to commemorate City status 11 Dec 1961'

00:17:20 HMS Belfast in harbour, Sailing boats with bunting approach the ship.

00:17:38 Children's party onboard HMS Belfast, Dar Es Salaam. Ship draped with bunting, pennants fly from forward mast. Capstan used as merry-go-round. Slide erected from B gun deck to forecastle deck.

00:18:30 MGH 4696/02:HMS Belfast's Boom, shot pans through scenery towards 4inch Guns, Director Control Tower, Funnel, Mainmast. Sailor (out of uniform) emerges from below decks through hatch, aft. of 4 inch Guns through open hatch. [Anchored off Pulau Tioman, during the ships' working up', February 3rd 1961].

00:19:45 HMS Yarmouth (F 101, Rothesay class frigate) steams alongside, also HMAS Quickmatch (F04, Q class destroyer) Australian ship, in company.

00:20:33 Personnel transfer between Belfast and Quickmatch. Shot from HMS Belfast's after superstructure, port side. Also shows Bofors twin mountings, 4 inch & 6 inch Guns trained to port. 6 inch gun fires, 'working up' exercises.

00:21:30 Rescue mission, crashed Sea Vixen from 890 squadron, HMS Hermes . Royal Navy helicopter flies overhead (whirlwind, marked 82), casualty floating in dinghy alongside. Helicopter appears to land on HMS Belfast's quarterdeck (1961- 1962 commission book, states helicopter landed crashed observer on Belfast's quarterdeck). Casualty retrieved by HMS Belfast's sea boat, port whaler. Helicopter departs. [Further details of incident contained in HMS Belfast 1961 - 1962 (Cruise book), IWM 2005.p.7]

00:22:47 Shots of streets, harbour, parks, monkeys

00:24:50 HMS Belfast in port. 6inch guns, radar, bridge, shot from forecastle deck. Views of other naval vessels in port. HMS Belfast's boat deck, filmed from forward funnel deck, including 35 foot medium speed motorboat. Views of forward superstructure, twin Bofors mount, close range blind fire director (CRBFD), director control tower (DCT). Views of other ships in company.

00:26:22 More scenery views.

00:27:00 Other naval vessels in company. [Heading into exercise Jet 61, 23rd February 1961].

00:27:35 Ship with pennant [D10].

00:28:11 HMNZS Royalist (C 89, improved Dido class cruiser, New Zealand) steams alongside in heavy seas. Bow dramatically rises and falls. Indian ocean.

00:29:20 Views of HMS Belfast's port waist looking aft.

00:29:37 Replenishment at sea (RAS) with Royalist, seamen seen hauling lines on forecastle.

00:29:58 Carrier (R12, HMS Hermes) alongside, morse signal lamps in use, helicopter lands on flight deck (whirlwind, marked 8), aircraft can be seen stowed on flight deck.

00:31:08 Cruiser [town class?], personnel transfer, morse signal lamps. [HMS Belfast 1961 - 1962 (Cruise book), IWM 2005. p9 comments on Admirals transferring onto HMS Belfast, this could be the personnel under transfer].

00:32:40 Other ships in company, scenic shots of land [Trincomalee?] in background, rowing boat race.

00:33:10 Naval ship (D25) [HMS Carysfort, class CA destroyer], personnel transfer, replenishment at sea (RAS).

00:34:20 Shots of shore leave, swimming at a lido, Tiger balm garden Singapore, 'pagoda' with oriental statue on top. Beach shots, palm trees, HMS Belfast from the shore along with other ships in company.

00:41:50 Other Naval vessels at sea,

00:42:25 6inch guns firing, A turret, trained to starboard, fires at low angle

00:42:38 USS Richard S. Edwards (DD 950) steams alongside, 950 pennant is clearly visible.

00:42:56 Hong Kong, Panoramic views, cityscape with other ships in company; along with various, local merchant vessels.

00:44:50 Shore leave views, pawnshop, trams, shop fronts.

00:46:00 Flotilla at Hong Kong, some pennant numbers are visible but blurred, Hermes.

00:46:50 Scenic views, mountains, paddy fields, irrigation, lowlands. [either Japan / Hong Kong]

00:49:00 Heavy seas, ship [F193], rises and falls, making smoke.

00:51:00 MGH 4696 Christmas, Singapore. mainmast dressed as Christmas tree with lights, other festive lights, night time.

00:52:30 4 inch shells and gun drills. Crew dressed in working rig and anti-flash gear, some with helmets. Muzzle flash, smoke, recoil.

00:52:50 Scenic views, civilian ceremony in traditional dress, ornate far eastern architecture, views of local civilians.

00:55:00 Rural scenery. Busy market scenes.

00:55:29 Steaming at sea, HMCS Assiniboine (DDH 234, ST Lauren class, Canadian destroyer), 234 pennant along with maple leaf are visible on ship. Personnel transfer.

00:57:00 Night time shore views [Hong Kong?] filmed from HMS Belfast neon signs (San Miguel Beer, Mercedes Benz, Coca-Cola).

00:58:38 Hockey match on HMS Belfast's quarterdeck, low quality, underexposed.

00:58:59 Oahu, scenery views; skyscraper, mountains, highway.

01:00:42 San Francisco Oakland bridge. Chief Petty Officer on HMS Belfast's Gun Direction Platform (GDP), signal lamp in background.

01:02:53 Long shots of Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco from ashore.

01:05:40 Open day San Francisco, crowds of visitors on the forecastle shot from the bridge, ques of visitors alongside Belfast's mooring

01:06:10 Scenic views of Seattle, local architecture, Seattle Tower, water skier's, United States science exhibition, zoo, Native American ceremony.

01:14:00 Rowing boat race in port

01:14:30 Empress Hotel

01:15:00 Panama Canal, ships company and Canal workers haul ropes on Forecastle, shots of other merchant vessels, tugs, excavation equipment, liner.

01:18:00 Officers on GDP, Union Jack can be seen Flying in the background with the Panama Canal behind, shots of Canal tow trucks (US650 marking clearly shown on one truck)

01:19:30 End.

Amateur film shot by Peter Barker while serving on HMS Belfast during Far East Commission, 1961-1962, also includes much tourist material. Scenes of Seaborne rescue, Replenishment at Sea and gun drills.

Notes

Reels do not run in chronological order. Chronological order 2,1,3

All dates have been lifted from HMS Belfast 1961-1962, listed below.