MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE HOME FLEET MEET THE ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA IN THE MORAY FIRTH [Allocated Title]

The Royal Yacht Britannia, returning from an official visit to Denmark, is met in the Moray Firth by ships of the Home Fleet - including HMS Ark Royal, and the light carriers Albion and Ocean.

Reel One. Sequence showing the Fleet at sea. The cameraship is HMS Superb, steaming ahead of HMS Gambia and the Battle and Daring Class destroyers of the 4th and 5th Destroyer Squadrons. Men are fallen in on Superb's quarterdeck for the salute. HMS Apollo, flies the flag of the C-in-C Home Fleet. In the distance can be seen a line of three carriers, HMS Ark Royal leading Albion and the Colossus Class carrier HMS Ocean of the Home Fleet Training Squadron, and a line of T and S Class submarines. The crew give three cheers as the cameraship's line passes the Royal Yacht. Sea Hawks fly overhead in EIIR and diamond formations. Cut to camera on Ark Royal and HA.LS aft over the crowded deck to the two carriers in line astern. Onboard Ark Royal the crew fall in for manning ship, the RM band plays and a detachment prepare to present arms. As the Royal Yacht approaches, Ark Royal fires a salute, and the crew gives the usual cheers. The formalities over, the men disperse. Reel Two. LA.MS of battle honours of Ark Royal. HA from island to 831's Wyvern S.4s and the Sea Hawk FGA.6s of 804 and 898 Squadrons parked up on deck. Pan about Sea Hawks on deck - many are tethered with cockpits covered with canopies. A Wyvern is struck below on the after lift. The ship's launch returns and the carrier gets underway. Views of the Fleet at sea - Apollo, Superb and destroyers, the two carriers astern.

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