Amateur footage of the dismantling of Gibraltar's 9.2-inch gun prior to being shipped to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford in 1982.

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Technical: Originally filmed in Super 8mm.

... , Sha Tin. Dragon Boat race. New officers' mess. Christmas 1953.

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Camera: Nichols bought second-hand Bell & Howell Sports 8mm camera after his arrival in Hong Kong in December 1952; film took eight weeks to be processed in Australia and ...

... , Tin Hau Festival and Dragon Boat Race at Tai Po Harbour.

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Hayes: Major Cameron's own commentary to this Std 8mm was recorded by me on audio (held by Sound Archive), and by David Oddy on Hi-8 pointed at Preview screen during projection at ...

... pom-pom position; unfortunately, they are in the shade. A still life of cactus plants in Blundell's cabin.

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A silent 8mm colour film record made by Commander George C Blundell of episodes and places he visited whilst serving on the ...

... the riverbank who are laughing at his antics. The party laugh and wave to camera.

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Technical: Original films are 8mm. It is not known if the chronological order of the copies is correct. Poor condition of film stock and lack of sharpness ...

... . Another crew member in fancy dress camps it up for the camera as he poses with his shipmates. END 00:20:19

Silent 8mm film, mainly monochrome but with colour sections, taken by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell showing the crew of HMS Kent ...

... Anthem, two officers saluting the Colours and the White Ensign flying from the ensign staff at the stern.

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Silent 8mm black and white and colour footage shot in 1939 by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell showing Hong Kong's New ...

... entering Gibraltar on HMS Nelson's port quarter. A view of Gibraltar town on the slopes of 'The Rock'.

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Silent 8mm black and white film shot by Acting Commander George C Blundell on the battleship HMS Nelson whilst at Scapa Flow ...

... possess a Type 271 search radar, by now a standard fitting in many of the Royal Navy's larger warships.

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Silent 8mm black and white and colour film footage taken by Acting Commander G C Blundell on board the 23,000-ton battleship ...

... at high speed, with smoke streaming from her aft funnel, and firing a salvo with her forward 203mm guns. END 00:15:48

Silent 8mm footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell in the first months of the Second World War whilst HMS Kent was ...

... board HMS Kent showing ratings scrubbing and hosing down the quarterdeck and cleaning the crosstrees on the foremast.

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Silent 8mm black and white and colour footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell on board the 10,000- ...

... receiving the All-Comers Cup (having trained and stroked the double-banked pinnace crew) from the Admiral.

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Silent 8mm black and white and colour footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell showing rowing teams on HMS ...