British Destroyers Lay Depth Charges

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
75
Date Released
6 Jul 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Destroyers Lay Depth Charges. DESCRIPTION: Anti-submarine School at Portland operate against imaginary enemy craft in Channel. SHOTLIST: Destroyer steaming along at speed, shot of the bridge and look-out. Destroyer steaming head on to camera. Shot of the decks with sailors on same. Destroyer lays smoke screen. Sailor releases depth charge. Explosions of same occur at intervals but all have the ship in the picture. Destroyer steaming along again. The charge is seen leaving and in the air in one shot.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1285
Length of story (in feet)
137
Story extras:
Film clip

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'British Destroyers Lay Depth Charges', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 75, 6 Jul 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/560 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)