Egypt: Scenes in the harbour at Alexandria of the ships that took part in the battle of Matapan.

Record ID: 636615

  • Title: Egypt: Scenes in the harbour at Alexandria of the ships that took part in the battle of Matapan.
  • Date: 1st January 1941
  • Summary: Alexandria, Egypt: GV, pan & SV, pan of Italian sailors lying on sand in internment camp.SV.Of some of the men. GV.Of an aircraft carrier of the Illustruous class taken from a fast moving launch. GV.of a cruiser in bgd. sailor sitting in stern of launch in the foreground.GV.Past the bows of H.M.S. Warspite.CU.of a 15 inch barrel filling the whole screen, pan to the twin 15 inch turrets. GV.Pan down the mast of the ship to the deck. GV. Heavy 15 inch piercing shell being loaded on board by means on winches, & swung onto the deck. GV. Two sailors working. SV, pan of shell being let down onto deck. SV.Shell being rolled along deck. GV.Another shell coming on board, SV.Being rolled. SV.Pan of the shell being let down hatchway into bowels of the ship. GV&SV. of multiple pom-poms turning. GV, pan of the for'ard gun turrets of the Warspite. SV.Sailors sitting on the gun. GG of the for'ard deck.GV.Admiral Cunningham, travel shot till in close up. CU.Pose of Him.CU. of the White Ensignfloating in breeze. Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 16th January 1941 13:00
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  • Location: ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
  • Country: Egypt
  • Reuters ID: LVA6366E4VRJ2TI0QSN0NAZNMVMG
  • Story Text: Description not available
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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