The British fleet is strong and at the ready (1939)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

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Comprehensive documentary of the Royal Navy in the lead up to war

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SLATE INFORMATION: Britian's Navy Ready for Any Challenge, The Combined Fleets Filmed by Gaumont-British News

ENGLAND: London:
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Comprehensive documentary of the British Naval fleet and their preparedness for action including shots of numerous ships at sea and at at anchor, sailors on deck, aircraft on deck, ships guns, officers in quarters, destroyers flying off deck and landing on water

AEROPLANES, R.A.F. Taking off from Aircraft carriers.

AIRCRAFT CARRIES Planes take off & land on Aircraft carriers in Brit manoeuvres

"ARK ROYAL" -Aircraft Carrier Mamoeuvres

H.M.S. BARHAM (Flagship) BATTLE-WAGON. Manoeuvres


GLORIOUS, H.M.S. Fleet Manoeuvres


"MALAYA" H.M.S. Manoeuvres


MOWHAWK, H.M.S. Manoeuvres.


NAVAL - BRITISH Atlantic Naval manoeuvres - Planes catapulted off, take off & land on aircraft carriers,Mowhawk,Rodney Warspite, Malaya, Ark Royal, Bahram, Morse & semephore signalling,carrying shellan, Nubian, Glorious, Wishart,Southampton,Royal Sovereign, Resolution, Nelson, Newcastle, fixing aerial torpedos, planes come up from below.


"NELSON"H.M.S. Manoeuvres


"NEWCASTLE", H.M.S. Manoeuvres


"NUBIAN" H.M.S. Manoeuvres


"RESOLUTION" Manoeuvres


"RODNEY" Manoeuvres


SOUTHAMPTON, H.M.S. Manoeuvres


H.M.S. "WARSPITE" Manoeuvres


WISHART, H.M.S. Manoeuvres


Navy - Active; Self-Reference

aerodrome, WWII, World War II, World War Two, war, World War 2, Royal Navy, RN, Fleet Air Arm, warship, battleship, aircraft carrier, cruiser, destroyer
Background: Comprehensive documentary of the Royal Navy in the lead up to war

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