Film Number |
10542 |
Title |
[ROYAL OAK ANNUAL DIVE - ROUGH ASSEMBLY] |
Producer |
Doug Hallows |
Date |
1980s |
Gauge |
U-matic |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
13 mins 08 secs |
Description |
Scenes from the Royal Navy’s annual dive down to the wreck of the battleship ‘Royal Oak’, sunk by a U-boat in Scapa Flow in 1939. Using underwater lights, the divers investigate the exterior of the wreck, with a few shots inside the ship; dinner plates are visible, and one diver holds up the remains of a shoe. Finally, the White Ensign flag is attached to the ship’s stern and unfurled underwater. |
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