“Our Sure Shield“ (1930)

Full title reads: “Off Portland. ’Our Sure Shield’ Dominion Premiers visit Atlantic Fleet and see striking demonstration of naval power.“ Off Portland, Dorset. Views of various warships of the British Royal Navy on manoeuvre. Different kinds of warships in action. Shots of a ship dropping depth charges and the explosions in the water. Small biplanes take off from a aircraft carrier. Two planes fly past various ships. N.B. This film is quite dark and 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), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 19
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