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Type 23 frigate HMS Grafton (F.80) arriving in London.
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A dubbed collection of edited rushes of six Royal Navy ships in various locations:
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Type 42 destroyer HMS Newcastle (D.87) visiting its home port, presumably having just returned from operations during the Kosovo War.
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Type 22 frigate HMS Campbeltown (F.86) visiting Rouen, France on Bastille Day (14 July 1999):
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Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset (F.82) leaving Devonport Naval Base, Plymouth.
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Amphibious Assault ship HMS Ocean (L.12) during an exercise with Royal Marines.
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Type 42 destroyer HMS Glasgow (D.88) during Operation Langar in East Timor, September 1999.
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Film contents are taken directly from shot list provided with tapes:
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Tape 1. [HMS Grafton and HMS Newcastle]. Grafton arriving London (Millennium Dome in background): Merlin arriving to recover to Grafton: Newcastle arriving Newcastle for home port visit: GVs Newcastle alongside: Ships Co. marching rehearsals: Interview with CO: Ships Pos visiting childrens hospital: GVs ship alongside: Berkeley arrives.
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Tape 2. [HMS Newcastle and HMS Campbeltown]. 4 Matelots ashore in Newcastle (inc. Ethnic): Studying map of city: Newcastle floodlit: Royal Marines band: TC change to 01: freedom march past: CO + crew with handicapped children: Rouen - tall ships: French ships arrive Rouen: German ships arrives: Campbeltown arrives: GVs of town: TC change to 02: Campbeltown berthing: GVs of river.
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Tape 3. [HMS Campbeltown and HMS Somerset]. 02: GVs of Rouen - Campbeltown ships Co. with foreign matelots: Bastille parade: 03: Somerset departure from Plymouth (on board camera): Camera on boat.
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Tape 4. [HMS Somerset, HMS Ocean and HMS Glasgow]. Somerset departs Plymouth - camera in helo: Aerial of Devonport Naval Base: Ocean - Troops board: Flight deck activity: Troops waiting in hangar then boarding helo: Flyco: Helo on lift: Troops beach - then withdraw: Embark helos: Glasgow in Timor Sea (Aerial): Task group: Royal Marines in ship (preps).
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Beta-SP