Hampton Roads, Virginia (1936)

Full title reads: “Hampton Roads, Virginia“. United States of America (USA). VS of a ship - presumably American Navy - sailing in the sea off Virginia. They appear to be laying mines. Int. operations room on ship, they look at charts and use viewing devices. LS submarine periscope just above water. VS officers look through telescopes and drops hand to signal firing mine. LS explosion by submarine. More shots of the process of discharging mines in exercise to attack submarine. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Matches missing item from 36/56 (LNER). 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 Bulleti