British Navy, The

British Navy, The Production by Strand Film Co. for TIDA Aboard British sloop off coast of China. Admiralty House in London, radio aerials. Map of Australia, Royal Australian Navy in Sydney Harbor. Map of Singapore, British bombers, biplanes, fly over Singapore Harbor. Map East Indies, Colombo, ships in harbour, naval marching down street. HMS Nelson on goodwill visit through Panama Canal. All previous shots very short. Map of Malta. Good shots Mediterranean fleet in Valetta Harbour. Sailor signals messages w/ semaphore. Sailor w/ bugle, sailors swabbing decks. Loading supplies. Royal Marine band playing, marines formation march. 13:49:05 Ship preparing to leave harbour for exercises. Interior engine room. Submarines leave harbour. Light cruiser carrying Rear Admiral leaves. Three flotillas of eight destroyers under way to exercise area. 13:50:28 Battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth leaving harbour. Good shots destroyers maneuvre in choppy seas. Various shots deck activity, good shot destroyer at speed showing guns & torpedo tubes. Shot of wake from ship. Depth charge fired, explosion. 13:52:36 Aircraft Carrier HMS Glorious, sailors arm aircraft. Pilot with observer. Biplane warming up on deck. Captain and officers on bridge. Aircraft, including Fairey Swordfish take off from Glorious. Air to air planes in flight. Good shots planes break formation & dive. Sailors fire anti-aircraft guns. Multiple machine gun fired at planes. Planes returning to ACC. Excellent shots planes in flight. Planes land on deck. 1930s; Military Preparations; Naval Exercises;