Return From Patrol (1940)

Full title reads: “Return From Patrol“. Cape Town, South Africa. VS. of British Royal Navy warships in Cape Town harbour for a refit, the ships are being painted after service in the Atlantic. Good shots of ships being painted. Guns being serviced and reloaded. Sailors check ammunition. A naval seaplane is put to sea. VS of sailors cleaning and polishing. 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.