Minesweeping (1940)

Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown. Various shots of British Royal Navy minesweepers at sea. Various shots of mine detecting equipment being prepared on board ship. A buoy is dragged behind the ship. Sailors watch through binoculars. Shots of two warship signalling with Aldis Lamps An on board anti-aircraft gun is prepared and the crew stands at the ready. Various shots of the minesweeping fleet at sea. 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