FIRST WORLD WAR BATTLESHIPS AND DESTROYERS 2 [Allocated Title]

Miscellaneous naval footage from the First World War period.

Medium long shot silhouette off starboard bow of HMS Malaya steaming with guns trained over the beam - the cameraship changes its bearing during the sequence from starboard bow to dead ahead to port bow - second Queen Elizabeth appears in background of some shots. Medium shot as HMS Queen Elizabeth passes cameraship Canada (also on IWM 555-01). Sequence onboard destroyer as torpedo is fired, passing left to right through lower frame. Long shot as cameraship crosses bows of Lion Class battle cruiser in calm sea. Long shots of Thornycroft V Class destroyer (like opening shot of IWM 555-01) and Iron Dukes with destroyer screen. Medium shot from aft along port side of W Class destroyer with triple torpedo tube trained over the beam. Long shot of four V/W Class destroyers steaming left to right. Aerial shot of a US Birmingham Class cruiser, probably USS Chester - camera-aircraft passes along starboard side and circles to cross over bows. Long shot of Marksman Class Leader, HMS Nimrod (H.90) at speed in rough sea - other destroyers in the background. Unsteady medium shot of HMS Valhalla (G.45) - she slips out of bottom of the frame in latter part of the shot. Medium shot of surrendered German S.131 Class destroyer lying at anchor. Long shot from seaward to chalk cliffs on the South Coast - ML.219 passes right to left, followed by ML.272. Medium shot of HMS Noble (G.9A), then of Nimrod (H.90) screening a Queen Elizabeth Class battleship. High-angle view aft down starboard side of HMS Canada to X and Y turrets trained over the bow - X fires reduced charge by single barrels. Medium shot onboard a training ship (HMS Worcester ?) as boy sailors march past. Medium shot of deck hockey on quarter deck of Canada as she lies in anchorage. Continuation of sequence showing motor launches off the South Coast - ML.272 is followed by ML.278. Fine medium long shot broad on the port bow of HMS Emperor of India at sea. Medium long shot of the Lion Class battle cruiser HMS Princess Royal in calm waters of anchorage - funnel smoke rises nearly vertically in the calm air. Long shot of two Orion Class battleships at a shoot. M Class destroyer, part of the fleet screen. Medium shot to a Queen Elizabeth Class battleship in direct line ahead of cameraship - Y turret is trained over her starboard beam and X over the port bow. High-angle view as men on destroyer ignite two smoke floats - presumably to be used as targets. Medium shot along deck of Canada as she replenishes in anchorage - sailors push a trolley laden with carcasses of fresh meat. Medium shot over a crowded destroyer pen - HMS Rocket (G.88) is present. Close-up pan over after works of V/W Class destroyer - searchlight in foreground. Medium shot as HMS Ramillies passes left to right - second Royal Sovereign in the background. Medium shot of HMS Valhalla (G.45) in a rough sea. Motor launches off the South Coast - the nearest craft is ML.55. Extreme long shot of a destroyer bows on in rough sea. Medium shot as the cruiser HMS Blonde passes right to left in anchorage. Medium shot off starboard bow of M Class destroyer following in the wake of a companion. Long shot of Orion Class battleship and pan left to three more. Medium shot broad on the starboard bow of HMS Versatile (G.10) and views of rough sea from cameraship. Ship's dog gets excited as crewmen hose down the ship's side (to clean anchor cable ?). Meat cart on Canada. Long shot of destroyers astern of cameraship. Medium shot views forward along W Class destroyer - crew assembled around searchlight position and sitting on triple torpedo tubes. Long shots of destroyer bows on in rough sea and over calm sea to British battleship passing a US Florida Class (?) counterpart (both repeats from IWM 555-01).

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