Us Coast Defence (1939)

Full titles read: “US COAST DEFENCE“ Various shots of a US ship laying mines off the coast of the United States of America. L/S’s of officers working in a central control room. They plot the cause of an oncoming dummy vessel and then demonstrate what will happen when the mines are activated. L/S of several explosion blowing the dummy ship to pieces. Several very good shots of eight inch guns firing at target of wood and tin in the water until it is destroyed. L/S’s of anti aircraft guns firing at night. Cataloguer’s note: This item is quite badly scratched. 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), Briti