SMOKE APPARATUS [Allocated Title]

Three short instructional films describing RN smoke producing equipment, circa 1918.

I. Smoke Floats 'F' Type. Close-up of smoke float. Preparation for use - instructor indicates the relevant components, using a large hand-held cardboard arrow. Operation of the buoyancy chamber explained. Means of ignition. Trawler (practice boat) underway with smoke float operating on the quarterdeck - smoke gradually obscures the vessel. Long shot of smoke screen. II. Close-up from alongside the quarterdeck of the Mersey type trawler Daniel Fearall - 'A' Type smoke apparatus is in operation. III. Submarine recognition. Medium shots of submarine C.23 running on the surface. IV. Smoke Apparatus 'A' Type. Instructor goes through a dry run with the apparatus. V. Smoke Apparatus 'E' Type. Close-ups of apparatus. Method of operation explained. VI. Miscellaneous titles (without film) relating to 'F' Type Smoke Floats (sequence I), and submarine recognition (sequence III).

35mm