HMS Devonshire’s “Seaslug“ Missile AKA HMS Devonshire’s Seaslug Missile (1962)

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown. Birkenhead, Merseyside. MS and CU Captain of the HMS “Devonshire“, Captain P. N. Howes, sitting at control panel on his bridge. MS Seaslug missile going into launcher. Various shots, the ship’s Operations Room showing Royal Navy officers monitoring complex radar equipment. MS Seaslug missile on rotating launcher. (2 shots). MS Missile hatching opening and missile loading into launcher. (3 shots). LS and CU Radar tracking equipment on the ship’s deck. CU Ship’s sign “Devonshire“. MS Ship’s cook in pristine modern galley. CU and MS Seaman in wheelhouse. CU Hands on small wheel. CU Sign “Wheelhouse“. CU Battle honour plaque. CU Two sailors in caps. Note: Date on original record: 18/10/1962. Technical notes on the missiles “Beam-Guiding Guidance System“ made by GEC Electronics on file. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERV
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