New Mortar Gun (1950-1959)

Unissued / unused material. New type of mortar gun for firing depth charges, location of events unknown. Various shots sailor operating radio. Various shots of mortar guns being fired by sailors. Depth charges exploded at sea. Male and female English narrators. Shots appear to be from Royal Navy promotional film, possibly part of a recruitment drive. 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.