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Unedited naval scenes onboard HMS Falmouth.
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I. HMS Falmouth. Gun Direction Officer picks up a microphone and speaks into it. CU as Gun Direction Officer triggers alarm. Gun Direction Officer stands by starboard sight - a crewman comes up ladder and puts on headset and binoculars. Both men scan, the rating taking down bearings.
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II. LA.MCU as the main Mk 6M director on Falmouth trains round from the port to the starboard beam.
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III. MS of 40mm Bofors position - the crew of three wear duffel coats.
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IV. Bridge at night. Sub-Lieutenant, Officer of the Watch, stands looking out of a window. Captain and the Navigating Officer lean over the chart table - NO plots their course and estimates time of arrival. MCU of bridge loudspeaker. OOW lifts telephone receiver.
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V. LA.CU from below the port bow of HMS Falmouth (F.113), alongside at Portsmouth Dockyard. Crew on the focsle cast off, and she makes stern way - black funnel smoke billows up as she raises steam. Falmouth gets underway, passing the camera positioned on the quayside. Various shots of Falmouth leaving harbour and at sea.
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35mm
