HMS Repulse (1941)

No titles. HMS Repulse. Unedited material. Location of events unknown. Various warships are shown, unclear whether men shown are on Repulse or another battleship. Various shots of Royal Navy warship HMS Repulse at sea. Water looks very choppy, wave wash over her decks. Various shots on board warship, we see guns firing. L/S of Repulse, guns are firing, clouds of smoke rise from ship. C/U of officers on bridge. More shots of warship. More shots of officers on bridge, one attempts to eat hot meal from plate using knife and fork despite wind! M/S of warship, a sailor signals with lamp from top deck. More shots of warship at sea during bad weather. Various shots on board warship guns firing, we see sailors loading large gun. General shots of sailors and officers going about duties on deck. L/S of submarine moving near surface of water beside warship. More shots gun firing. Various shots of sailors at work as ship approaches land. A torpedo is being loaded, men squat on deck assembling / disassembling small bombes. Various shots of sailors in the wheel house. Various shots of sailors being given warm clothing - scarves, hats etc. - by officer. More shots sailors at work, including good C/U of captain. Note: shots are from 1941 Unknowns Can 1 which is same vault as rest of 1941 material. Original issue number for story is unknown. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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