HMS BELFAST IN FAR EAST, 1961-1962 [Allocated Title]

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Amateur film shot by Ordnance Officer Lieutenant G Moss, assisted by Ordnance Artificer Don Hayward, on board HMS Belfast during the ship's Far Eastern commission under command of Captain Morgan-Giles, gives disjointed coverage of activity on board ship and visits to Singapore, Hong Kong, Dar-es-Salaam (Tanganyika/Tanzania independence on 8 December 1961), Subic Bay, Sydney (after Exercise Tucker Box with the Royal Australian Navy in the Coral Sea) and Seattle, during period from 31 January 1961 to June 1962.

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00:02:58 F1.29 HMS Rhyl, Rothesay class Frigate.

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00:03:41 Royal Marine band, probably a rehearsal [relaxed working dress as opposed to parade dress].

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00:03:43 HMS Belfast's Main mast

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00:03:50 Royal Marines drill on quarterdeck

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00:03:55 F.129 HMS Rhyl, Rothesay class Frigate.

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00:04:12 F.428 HMS Loch Alvie, Loch class Frigate.

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00:04:18 Man in traditional African dress [most likely Tanganyika ceremony].

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00:04:34 F129 HMS Rhyl, Rothesay class Frigate. F.428 HMS Loch Alvie Loch class Frigate.

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00:05:20 Remembrance parade Hong Kong, HRH Princess Alexandra, scenes of a casualty being extracted on stretcher.

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00:06:35 Parade on HMS Belfast quarterdeck including bagpipers.

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00:06:41 Aircraft mail drop is collected by Ships Company in whaler (small boat).

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00:06:48 Governor of Tanganyika inspects Ships Company .

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00:07:17 Tanganyika independence ceremony.

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00:08:28 Stage is erected on HMS Belfast, bearing 'up spirits' banner.

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00:09:05 Aircraft carrier [Possibly R.12 HMS Hermes?].

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00:09:39 Subic Bay, ships in company entering bay. US military band plays onshore as HMS Belfast moors alongside.

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00:10:16 Royal Marines parade on quarterdeck.

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00:11:41 229 HMCS Ottawa, St. Laurent class Destroyer.

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00:12:04 Aircraft exercises in carrier [HMS Hermes?]

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00:12:23 Long shot of HMS Belfast.

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00:12:48 F.628 Loch Killisport, Loch class Frigate.

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00:12:53 Aircraft carrier [R.12 HMS Hermes?].

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00:13:44 Commander Anti -submarine Warfare Pacific Force, United States building. Various US Naval Ships, pennants 397, 782, 468.

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00:14:36 HMS Belfast steams past static camera. Ships Company can be seen at attention on upper decks.

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00:14:53 Royal Marines and Sailors parade.

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00:14:59 US Naval Ships moored. Pennants 301, 309, 303.

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00:15:26 Royal Marines marching band leads a parade.

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00:14:45 Rest and relaxation in shark-proof netting over side of Ship.

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00:17:31 Helicopter shot of HMS Belfast.

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00:18:25 Reel 2. Ships Company parade on quarterdeck.

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00:19:26 SAR Whirlwind helicopter transfer from quarterdeck, object is winched from HMS Belfast onto aircraft.

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00:20:07 Personnel transfer with C.89 HMS Royalist Dido class light cruiser.

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00:21:26 Shots of Aircraft Carrier [possibly HMS Hermes R.12].

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00:22:05 Anti Aircraft, Bofor guns firing.

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00:23:11 Demonstration of HMS Belfast pre-wetting system used as a preventative for atomic, biological or chemical contaminants.

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00:24:14 Rowing boat race, with HMS Belfast and other RN ships in background.

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00:24:24 Royal Marine Band; side drummers and pipers on parade.

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00:24:23 Aircraft Carrier HMS Victorious, R.38.

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00:28:14 Personnel transfer with vessel F.61

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00:29:03 Crossing the line ceremony, tradition followed by sailors when crossing the equator for the first time. Initiation ceremony acted out by various members of the Ship's Company.

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00:30:22 HMS Belfast casualty transfer with another vessel.

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00:30:39 Shots of HMS Belfast berthed alongside. Filmed from port side in a smaller vessel.

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00:32:03 Helicopter shots of HMS Belfast.

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00:34:55 HMS Belfast open to visitors Singapore and San Francisco, children's parties onboard.

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00:38:09 Kilted soldiers with bagpipes play on top of HMS Belfast's B Turret.

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00:38:54 Officers coming onboard HMS Belfast, greeted by Captain.

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00:39:30 Kilted soldiers along with sailors parade onboard HMS Belfast.

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00:40:06 Vessel D.07

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0041:38 HMS Belfast in dry dock.

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00:41:37 Royal Marines parade on HMS Belfast quarterdeck.

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00:42:43 Dignitary in civilian dress boards HMS Belfast greeted By Rear-Admiral Morgan-Giles. Exercise Australian Tuckerbox sign is visible.

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00:44:20 Vessel F.249

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00:45:00 C.89 HMS Royalist

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16mm

Object Details

Category: Film
Related period: 1945-1989 (content)
Creator: Moss, G (Production individual)
Hayward, Don (Production individual)
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 2
Catalogue number: MGH 4488

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FAR EAST COMMISSION [Main Title]

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