Pickling The Fleet Aka Cocooning The Fleet (1947)

Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unknown / unclear. Cuts from newsreel 47/78 - Pickling the Fleet. Shots of sailors sticking net over a ship gun. A plastic solution is sprayed onto the netting. Steel framework is erected over the gun. Scenic shots of the fleet at sunset. More shots of sailors cocooning their guns. Pan along a warship with its guns cocooned or ’in pickle’. M/S of the white naval ensign flying. 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 19